The Lagos State Government has announced the death of a COVID-19 patient in the state.
Commissioner of Health in the state, Akin Abayomi, disclosed this while giving an update of the pandemic.
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According to Abayomi, the patient who died was a 56-year-old Nigerian who visited the United States.
With this update, the number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in the state to 6.
He said: “A 56-year-old Nigerian male who recently returned from the United States has died of COVID-19 related complication.
“This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos to 6.”