Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has announced that 119 persons have been identified in the state of having symptoms of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Abayomi disclosed this at a press briefing addressed by the state government at Marina, Lagos, on Tuesday.
According to him, the 119 persons were identified from a total of 118,000 households reached in the active case search of possible COVID-19 cases in communities.
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He explained that the health workers will take the samples of the suspected cases to determine their status.
“We’ve embarked on an active case search in communities. The idea is to go to hot spots and go from door to door with our health personnel.
“So far, in the last two days, we’ve visited 118,000 households and we’re looking for the typical symptoms of COVID-19. We’ve identified about 119 people who have the symptoms that are suggestive of COVID-19.
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“But let me remind you that COVID is one of the viruses that can cause respiratory symptoms. There are many viruses. So, the idea is to take samples from these 119 and analyse them and that would give us an idea of how much COVID-19 activity is happening in the communities,” Abayomi said.
The briefing had in attendance Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, some members of his cabinet and heads of security agencies in the state.
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