Two patients have died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos State, bringing the total number of coronavirus fatalities recorded in the state to eighteen (18).

The Lagos State Ministry of Health disclosed this through its Twitter handle, @LSMOH, on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020.

Recall that on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed seventy four (74) new cases of COVID-19 infection in Lagos. With that, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state has now risen to five hundred and twelve (512).

Two (2) coronavirus COVID-19 deaths were also recorded, bringing the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Lagos State to eighteen (18).

#COVID19Lagos Update as at 22nd April, 2020
*️⃣74 new cases of #COVID19 Infection confirmed.
*️⃣Total confirmed cases in Lagos now 512.
*️⃣ 2 #COVID19 deaths were also recorded, bringing the total number of #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 18.@jidesanwoolu@followlasg@NCDCgov pic.twitter.com/To2C7pHOsw

— LSMOH (@LSMOH) April 23, 2020

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