COVID-19: Over 4,500 Lagos Residents Undergoing Home-Based Care – Commissioner

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COVID-19: Over 4,500 Lagos Residents Undergoing Home-Based Care – Commissioner

At least 4,527 persons infected with COVID-19 in Lagos State are currently undergoing home-based treatment in the wake of the second wave of the infection in the country.

This was made known by the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi in a tweet on Saturday.

According to him, there are 140 cases currently under isolation.

“New COVID-19 infections confirmed – 642 at a positive rate of 31.3%, total confirmed COVID-19 infections – 30,863, the total cumulative number of COVID-19 tests conducted – 221,717.

“Total number of COVID-19 cases discharged from COVID-19 Lagos Care centres- 2,920, the total number of COVID-19 recovery in communities – 23,036, Cases currently under isolation-140, Active Cases under Home-based care- 4,527,” the Commissioner tweeted on Saturday.

Abayomi had earlier in a tweet on Friday identified five top high burden Local Government Areas in the state with COVID-19 cases as Eti-Osa, Ajeromi, Surulere, Amuwo-Odofin and Mushin.