Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has raised the alarm over the increasing cases of COVID-19 and its daily death toll of six in the last one week.
This simply means 30 death have been confirmed in the state in the last one week.
Sanwo-Olu confirmed the development while briefing newsmen on the COVID-19 update in the state at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
The governor attributed the increase in COVID -19 cases to the high influx of inbound passengers to Lagos, implored travellers to always register their valid contact and avoid absconding from being tested and isolation centres .
The governor also confirmed the receipt of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the Federal Government, assured residents that Lagos will get a sizeable number of the four million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine once NAFDAC complete the sample testing.
Governor Sanwo-olu emphasized that those who took the Astraveneca Covid-19 vaccine as first dose should not take Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as second dose.
He also enjoined residents not to lose guard on the non pharmaceutical protocols and compliance, warning that anyone caught violating the protocols in public places would be prosecuted.
Governor Sanwo-olu appealed to students on summer holiday to adhere strictly with COVID -19 protocols and report any suspicious symptoms in their schools to the Eko telemed free toll line.
However , Sanwo-Olu implored Lagosians not to panic over the alarm raised but instead with a firm
esolve and determination to reverse the trend.
“From the beginning of the outbreak in February 2020 to date,
Lagos State has recorded a total of 64,032 confirmed cases of
COVID-19. Of this number, 56,336 have recovered in
community, 2,755 are currently being managed actively in
community. Over the course of managing the COVID-19
pandemic, about 5,029 patients have been admitted into our
various COVID-19 care centres in Lagos. We have, sadly,
recorded 390 fatalities in Lagos State, 30 of which have taken
place in this current 3rd wave of the pandemic. Essentially, we
have recorded on average 6 deaths per day since last week”, he disclosed .
