119 people with coronavirus symptoms have been identified in Lagos, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says.
Abayomi made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday, saying 118,000 households have been reached in the search for infected persons in the state.
According to him, community search was activated to limit the spread of the virus as Lagos battles the pandemic with the highest number of patients in Nigeria.
Abayomi said, “We’ve embarked on an active case search in communities. The idea is to go to hotspots and go from door-to-door with our health personnel.
“So far, in the last two days, we’ve visited 118,000 households and we’re looking for the typical symptoms of COVID-19. We’ve identified about 119 people who have symptoms that are suggestive of COVID-19.
“But let me remind you that COVID is one of the viruses that can cause respiratory symptoms. There are many viruses. So, the idea is to take samples from these 119 and analyse them – that would give us an idea of how much COVID-19 activity is happening in the communities.”