Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into
self-isolation, the state government said on Friday.
This was contained in a statement titled ‘Sanwo-Olu goes
into self-isolation’ by the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi.
He said one of the close aides to Sanwo-Olu tested positive
for coronavirus, necessitating the governor to isolate.
However, Abayomi did not state the COVID-19 status of the governor.
The commissioner said Sanwo-Olu had been tested for COVID-19
for at least three times.
The statement read, “The governor will go into
self-isolation immediately, after one of his close aides tested positive for
COVID-19 yesterday (10th of December).
“Mr. Governor and other members of his team will be tested
by the Lagos State biobank today but will remain in isolation until the results
of the tests are available.
“We are seeing slightly increasing number of COVID-19
positive cases in clusters in Lagos and all Lagosians should adhere to the
prescribed advisories of safe distancing, good hand and respiratory hygiene and
avoidance of unnecessary gatherings.
“This is not the first time Mr. Governor is having the
COVID-19 test. He has had at least thrice since May when he announced that 10 of
his aides had tested positive for the virus.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced
675 new infections in the country on Thursday.
A breakdown of data on the NCDC website showed that the 675
cases are the highest recorded in the country since August 23, 2020 when 601
cases were reported.
The country’s highest daily COVID-19 cases so far was 745,
recorded on June 19.
The data also showed that till date, Nigeria has recorded
71,344 confirmed cases, 65,474 recoveries and 1,190 deaths in 36 states and the
Federal Capital Territory.
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