The Lagos State Government on announced that it has recorded five new suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease on Tuesday.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this at a press conference in Alausa Ikeja on Wednesday, disclosed that two of the fresh suspected cases were secondary contacts.
He explained further that the remaining three were primary contacts with the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer who imported the disease into the country.
“The fresh suspected cases have increased the number of patients in isolation wards from two to six,” said the commissioner.
Idris explained that there were three suspected cases before the five new cases were brought in. He added that the suspected case ─ a Liberian who was brought into the isolation centre from the Muritala Muhammed International Airport ─ had been released, having tested negative to the Ebola Virus Disease.
“Till date, we have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which were brought in yesterday. We have 12 confirmed cases on the whole out of which five have died and five have been discharged. We are currently following up on 213 contacts while 62 have completed the 21-day follow-up,” he said.
