The Lagos State government has disclosed that 2,064 active COVID-19 patients have not turned up for treatment at the isolation centres.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State’s Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
He also said that the state recorded three new COVID-19 related deaths.
Abayomi said: “7,634 of the confirmed cases monitored in communities by #COVID19Lagos response Team have either fully recovered or positively responding to treatments.
“2,064 active cases in communities are yet to turn up for admission in #COVID19Lagos care centres.
“3 #COVID19 related deaths were recorded, bringing the total #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 185.”
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is 31,987, according to the NCDC.