He said government’s response to the disease lessened the effect it could have had if not been proactive.
Lagos State health commissioner Prof. Akin Abayomi on Friday said coronavirus cases in the state may rise to between 90,000 and 120,000 by July or August.
Abayomi made the claim at a press conference at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja while giving updates on coronavirus in the State.The state has discharged 405 patients after recovering from the disease and has recorded 33 deaths so far. Abayomi attributed the increase in cases to the expansion of sample collection to the 20 local governments.
Lagos would have recorded 6,000 cases rather than the 1,491 cases it has, Abayomi said.He, however, noted that 97 percent of positive cases at its isolation centres were mild and moderate cases.He said 80 people at the State House, Marina, including the governor and his family were tested and only 10 people were found to be positive.The commissioner said COVID-19 mortality rate has been mainly among males with pre-existing ailments such as diabetes, cancer and hypertension.
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