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. ..As Lagos rolls out strategic plans against 3rd wave By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Chioma Obinna Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 58, 222 patients tested positive for COVID-19 so far in Lagos. He also revealed that only 39 percent of travelers who arrived in the state last month, April, were able to be traced while 61 percent were untraceable to date in the curtailment efforts against COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi, disclosed this on Tuesday, during the 2021 ministerial press briefing to commemorate the second year in office of Governor Babajide Sa...

58,222 Lagos residents test positive for COVID-19 so far — Prof Abayomi On .1 per cent of residents vaccinated in the first phase ..As Lagos rolls out strategic plans against 3rd wave By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Chioma Obinna Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 58, 222 patients tested positive for COVID-19 so far in Lagos. He also revealed that only 39 per cent of travellers who arrived in the state last month, April, were able to be traced while 61 per cent were untraceable to date in the curtailment efforts against COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi, ...

COVID-19: Lagos govt. takes steps to prevent third wave On Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos State government says all its facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of COVID-19 in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, in a statement on Monday, said the state was set to take steps to prevent another wave of COVID-19, following the flattening of the second wave. Abayomi warned that a trigger for a third wave of COVID-19 in Lagos was likely to be importation of new COVID-19 strains from inbound travelers.

700, 000 persons diagnosed with malaria annually in Lagos — Prof Abayomi On By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Sunday disclosed that 700, 000 persons are diagnosed with malaria annually in Lagos despite the low burden of the disease in the state. Abayomi in a statement to mark this year’s World Malaria Day, said with the diseases accounting for 70 per cent of outpatient in public health facilities alone, it was germane for Lagosians to stand up and take action against malaria. The Commissioner further disclosed in 2020, 657,154 patients with ma...

Akinola Ajibola   Updated March 16, 2021   The Lagos State government has identified 88 healthcare facilities across the state where residents can go to take the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. These centres, which include military and police hospitals, have been selected to provide vaccination across the 20 Local Government Areas, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, said in a statement on Tuesday. He stated that vaccination can only be obtained at any of the accredited facilities listed and warned that vaccination outside of the centres was highly prohibited. Abayo...