98-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus in Lagos

A 98-year-old has recovered from coronavirus after receiving treatment at one of Lagos state’s isolation centres, authorities there say.

State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Wednesday that the woman was discharged along with 25 others who had previously tested positive to the virus.

“Today, we discharged a 98-year-old woman, our oldest #COVID19 patient in Lagos,” Mr Sanwo-Olu tweeted.

Today, we discharged a 98 year old woman, our oldest #COVID19 patient in Lagos. She joined 25 others; 13 males and 12 females, discharged from our isolation centres after testing negative for #COVID19, bringing the total of our successfully managed and discharged patients to 528.

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) May 13, 2020

Lagos is the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria with 2,041 cases of the 4,971 recorded in the country.

The state has recorded 33 deaths and discharged 528 patients.