The Lagos State Government has discharged four more coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of discharged patients in the state to 23. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed this at a briefing on Friday.

The state had earlier discharged 19 patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Ekiti had also discharged its index case.

Abayomi, however, appealed to residents of the state to maintain social distancing to curb the spread of the disease.

He said,

“The graph is flattening. As our numbers increase, we may see some critical cases. From the numbers we have, we don’t have many numbers like that of Europe. Social distancing is so effective. You may be infected and have mild symptoms. We have only one or two cases that are severe.”

Giving the breakdown of the cases, the commissioner said, “Eti-Osa Local Government has the highest number of confirmed cases in Lagos State. 91 per cent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lagos are Nigerians, nine per cent are foreigners.”

Also, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, via his Twitter handle, @jidesanwoolu, tweeted,

“More great news from our Infectious Disease Hospital as four patients – three females and one male – have recovered fully, tested negative twice and have been discharged.

“This gives us a lot of hope as we continue to listen to our health experts and provide the resources to beat COVID-19.”