Lagos records another coronavirus death

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Lagos has recorded another coronavirus-related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31.

The State Ministry of Health announced this on Tuesday via Twitter.

The deceased, according to the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, is a male Nigerian aged 35.

The ministry added that as of May 4, the state recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19 infection, increasing the number of confirmed cases in Lagos to 1,199.

It said that 14 patients — eight males and six females — were discharged, putting the total number of recovered and discharged patients in the state at 261.