The Lagos State Ministry of Health said 48 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

The affected individuals are 32 males and 16 females; all Nigerians were discharged from the state’s isolation facilities at Yaba, Lekki, Onikan and LUTH.

28 of the patients were released from Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, 6 from Lekki, 1 from Onikan and 13 from University of Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH) after they have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

With this update, the number of patients who were successfully managed and discharged in Lagos State has risen to 406.

The Lagos State Ministry of Health disclosed this update via its official Twitter handle, @LSMOH, on Thursday, May 7th, 2020.

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