Commissioner of Health in Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi has on March 17 announced that Lagos state has recorded a third confirmed case of coronavirus in the state.
Abayomi made this known in a series of tweets on his official Twitter account.
He tweeted that the case is that of a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, a member of Non-Government Organization (NGO) community, who travelled from UK to Lagos on 13th of March 2020.
Breaking!
Third case of #COVID19NIGERIA confirmed in Lagos.
– This is a new case independent of the index case
– 30 year old Nigerian, female
– Returned from the UK on 13th March
– Observed self-Isolation, developed symptoms
– Tested positive
– Now at Mainland GH receiving care pic.twitter.com/f8osZk4Ba4— LSMOH (@LSMOH) March 17, 2020
Breaking! #COVID19Lagos
🔴Lagos records another confirmed case of #COVID19
🔴The case is a 30 year old Nigerian 🇳🇬 woman, member of Non- Government Organization community, who travelled from UK to Lagos on 13th of March 2020@jidesanwoolu@NCDCgov@followlasg@SegsDr pic.twitter.com/EhJOZIylnb— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 17, 2020
🔴She is now in isolation and receiving care at Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
🔴Contact tracing of all passengers and all those who may have come in contact with this latest case has commenced. @Oreoluwa_Finnih@drtomicoker@GETConsortium— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 17, 2020
According to the commissioner, this new case is independent of the index case and the patient who is in self-isolation is receiving care at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
With this development, the state now has two cases of confirmed Coronavirus, including the index case.
