Lagos State government said on Tuesday that a 45-year-old Nigerian who returned from India has died of coronavirus-related complications in the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this revelation on his Twitter handle.
According to him, the deceased is a 45- year- old Nigerian male who returned from India in January 2020.
The commissioner, however, said no new case of coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos on 20th April 2020.
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“One of the deceased was a 45 years old Nigerian male who returned from India in January 2020.
“No new case of #COVID-19 was confirmed in Lagos on 20th April 2020. However, #COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in Lagos,” he said.
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