Abayomi also disclosed that 2,036 COVID-19 patients had not been picked from the community in the last two weeks due to their preference for home treatment, wrong information provided in their forms and inability to reach such patients. He disclosed that 60 per cent of the positive COVID-19 cases in Lagos were shared among five local councils of Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Kosofe, Ikeja and Oshodi-Isolo, though Eti-Osa tops. He, therefore, warned residents against patronising laboratories not accredited by the state government to carry out COVID-19 tests, maintaining that not all labs can conduct Coronavirus test. Abayomi, who further said that more private labs would be accredited to join the seven already approved, disclosed that seven laboratories had conducted 1,538 tests in the last 14 days. He stated that the state hopes to reach its peak in rising COVID-19 cases in August, which would then be followed by a flattening of the curve and decrease.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2020 04:07 UTC