{"id":22842,"date":"2020-06-29T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T14:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22842"},"modified":"2020-06-29T14:53:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T14:53:01","slug":"covid-19-2683-infected-persons-yet-to-come-for-treatment-lagos-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22842","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: 2,683 infected persons yet to come for treatment \u2014Lagos govt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Lagos<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, revealed on Monday that 2,683 persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, are yet to submit themselves for medical treatment in isolation centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said this was either due to \u201cignorance\/fear of stigmatisation or preference for home care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Abayomi stated this while giving a breakdown and update on the COVID-19<\/a> cases in the state via his Twitter handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026 2,683 active cases in the communities are yet to turn up for admission in care centres either due to ignorance \/ fear of stigmatisation or preference for home care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his breakdown, Abayomi<\/a> said that the state has so far witnessed 128 deaths from COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d 4,891 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Lagos State between June 2 and June 27, 2020 bringing total of confirmed cases in the State to 10,042.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d of the confirmed cases, 1,533 patients have since been discharged from #COVID19Lagos care centres following full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c5, 226 of the cases monitored in communities by #COVID19Lagos response team have either fully recovered or responded positively to treatments at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c454 of the cases are currently under isolation in public and private care centres across Lagos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also urged residents to adhere to safety guidelines in order to prevent spread of the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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