The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in its COVID-19 Lagos Update as at 29th April, 2020, said that the state has discharged forty nine (49) patients, bringing the total number of discharged cases to one hundred and eighty seven (187).

It also echoed the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that eighty seven (87) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lagos State on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020.

With this latest data, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Lagos State is now nine hundred and forty seven (947)

Furthermore, it said that:

Unfortunately, 1 #COVID19 death was recorded. The deceased, a 25year old male was at the time of admission in a state of severe breathlessness. This brings total number of #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 20.

The health ministry disclosed this on Thursday, April 30th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @LSMOH:

#COVID19Lagos Update as at 29th April, 2020
*️⃣87 new cases of #COVID19 Infection confirmed
*️⃣Total confirmed cases in Lagos now 947
*️⃣49 #COVID19Lagos patients were discharged. Total Discharged now 187@jidesanwoolu@drobafemihamzat@NigeriaGov@followlasg@WHONigeria@Mr_JAGss pic.twitter.com/NfCScfEbKP

— LSMOH (@LSMOH) April 30, 2020

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