10 out of 17 Osun coronavirus patients test negative, to be discharged

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun disclosed the new development via his official Twitter account on Saturday.

“I am happy to inform you today that 10 of the 17 patients at our Ejigbo facility have tested negative twice for the virus in line with the National Centre for Disease Control protocol, and will soon be released to join their families and live their normal lives.

His announcement comes hours after his Lagos counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed that four more patients have been discharged taking total number of discharged patients to 62.

According to the NCDC, Nigeria has so far recorded 305 cases with 58 discharged and five deaths.

FLASH: Lagos discharges 11-year old, three other coronavirus patients

“Dear Lagosians, Today, 4 more patients; all male, including an 11 year old boy have been discharged from the Lagos State Isolation facilities to reunite with the society,” Governor Sanwo-Olu said.

He added that, “The patients; three from Infection Disease Hospital, Yaba and 1 from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) were discharged having recovered fully and tested negative twice to COVID-19.

“This brings to 50, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our isolation facilities,” he said of the patients discharged in Lagos alone.