At least 10 persons at the Lagos state government house in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19.
Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, broke the news in two tweets on Thursday afternoon.
Abayomi said the development made Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, and Joke, his wife, to undergo another test for the disease. He said the results came back negative.
The sample of Sanwo-Olu and his wife had been tested after governors were advised to go for test following their exposure to COVID-19 patients.
“I am glad to announce that #COVID19 Incident Commander Governor of Lagos State @jidesanwoolu and the First Lady of Lagos
@jokesanwoolu have consistently tested negative to #COVID19 following three consecutive tests conducted on them recently,” the tweet read.
“However, 10 persons associated with Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive to #COVID19. On behalf of @followlasg, I therefore implore you all to continue to embrace the #MaskUpLagos initiative and observe all precautionary measures.”
Abayomi appealed to residents of the state to adhere to the guidelines of regulatory authorities in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
With a total of 1,308, Lagos has the highest number of infections in the country.
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