Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi. Photo:
Twitter-@ProfAkinAbayomi
The bed occupancy in the public and private COVID-19
facilities in Lagos State has increased to 51 per cent of the
capacity.
This was revealed in a tweet on Friday by the Commissioner for
Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi.
Professor Abayomi made the disclosure while giving an update on
the outbreak of the disease in the state, a day when Lagos recorded
its highest single-day infection – 807.
The tweet suggests that the cumulative vacant bed space across
the COVID-19 care centres in the state is below the average
capacity.
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COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,500 For Third Day, 12 More Deaths
The bed occupancy in both public and private
#COVID19Lagos Care Centres has increased to 51%Oxygen usage is also on the increase at the Infectious Disease
Hospital, Yaba.Remember to #MaskUp, #WashYourHands and maintain
#PhysicalDistance#StaySafe #ForAGreaterLagos
pic.twitter.com/dkgfw4Hqik— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) January 8, 2021
In line with the state government’s efforts to bring the
situation under control, the commissioner urged the residents to
comply with the COVID-19 guidelines.
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Noting that the oxygen usage was also on the increase at the
Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, he asked the people to wear
their facemasks, wash their hands regularly, and maintain physical
distance, especially while in public.
Hours after Professor Abayomi tweeted, the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,544 new cases recorded in 20
states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24
hours.
The NCDC, in a late-night tweet on Friday, noted that Lagos
topped the states with new infections, reporting 739 more
cases.
While the latest figure was lower than the state’s highest
single-day cases by 68, the health agency said Lagos now has 34,875
confirmed COVID-19 infections with 6,320 active, 28,303 discharged,
and 252 deaths recorded.
1544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-739
Plateau-168
FCT-153
Oyo-91
Nasarawa-90
Rivers-80
Kaduna-35
Edo-33
Kano-29
Ogun-21
Delta-19
Sokoto-16
Akwa Ibom-11
Ebonyi-11
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Niger-9
Bauchi-8
Kebbi-8
Katrina-2
Taraba-197,478 confirmed
78,552 discharged
1,342 deaths pic.twitter.com/gKOwQpoLJY— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 8, 2021