The official said the state spends an average of N100,000 on patients with mild or moderate cases of infection............
The Lagos State health commissioner, Akin Abayomi, has said the state government spends an average of N1 million daily on each patient with severeWhile responding to a question on the cost of managing COVID-19 patients in the state, the commissioner said it depends on the condition of the patients.
“To treat mild to moderate case patients in our Isolation centre is somewhere in the region of N100, 000 per day. This gives you an idea on the amount of money the government is spending on COVID-19 isolation facilities and COVID-19 care in the state. Mr Abayomi said factors that determine the cost of care for each patient include whether the patient needs ventilation, oxygen, dialysis, intravenous antibiotics and others.
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