Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said 66,431 COVID-19 sample tests had been carried out since the inception of the pandemic.

Abayomi made the disclosure on his Twitter account while giving an update on the COVID-19 for Aug.5.

He noted that 137 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the state out of a total of 930 COVID-19 tests conducted on the reported date.
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“The new cases bring the total number of confirmed #COVID19 infection in Lagos to 15,580,” he said.

According to him, 2,238 of the confirmed cases have since been discharged from the state’s COVID-19 care centres following full recovery.

Abayomi added that 11,381 of the confirmed cases monitored in communities by the state’s COVID-19 response team have either fully recovered or positively responding to treatments.
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“83 of the cases are currently under isolation in public and private care centres.

“1,683 active cases in communities are yet to turn up for admission in #COVID19Lagos care centres,” he said.

He, however, noted that one COVID-19 related death was recorded on the reported day, increasing the state’s COVID-19 related mortality to 195.

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