Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He said the governor is currently experiencing “mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of COVID-19.”
The commissioner added that Sanwo-Olu is receiving treatment and closely monitored at home by a team from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba.
The statement read: “Mr. Sanwo-Olu is doing well on treatment and rest and we are confident that he will recover quickly and clear the virus.”
The governor had on Friday proceeded on self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19.
He was later tested for COVID-19 at the State’s biobank in Yaba.
Several members of the State Executive Council had tested positive for the virus since May.
Lagos is the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria with about 24,000 cases and more than 200 deaths.
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