COVID-19: Lagos Records 4 More COVID-19 Deaths, Toll hits 181

Lagos state COVID-19 death toll hits 181 as the state records another four new deaths.

The state’s Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter while giving an update on the COVID-19 cases in Lagos state.

The commissioner said apart from the four fatalities recorded in the state; the state has also confirmed another 123 positive COVID-19 cases.

Prof Abayomi said,“123 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Lagos on Monday out of a total 602 COVID-19 tests conducted.

“The new cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Lagos to 11,387. The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Lagos now stands at 44,580.

“1,729 of the confirmed cases have since been discharged from COVID-19 Care Centres following full recovery.

“6, 866 of the confirmed cases monitored in communities by COVID-19 Lagos response team have either fully recovered or positively responding to treatments.

“354 of the cases are currently under isolation in public and private care centres.

“Additional 4 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in Lagos bringing total COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos to 181.

“2,257 active cases in communities are yet to turn up for admission in care centres.

The country records 460 new confirmed cases, and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria on July, 8 2020.

The 460 new cases were reported from 21 states including, Lagos which is the epicentre of the pandemic.

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