Five coronavirus patients were discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital, Lagos State on Monday.
The survivors are four males and one female, bringing the total number of survivors from the centre to eight.
They were quarantined and treated at the isolation centre for two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The survivors thanked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the treatments they received at the isolation centre and his proactive approach towards the containment of the virus.
Reacting to news of the discharge, Mr Sanwo-Olu assured Lagosians that the government is doing all within its powers to curtail the spread of the virus so that life could return to normal.
“We are very excited to hear that five of our citizens in the isolation centre have regained full recovery. It is another pointer to us that with a concerted effort, we can defeat the coronavirus in Lagos and Nigeria,” he said.
