A 98-year-old woman in Lagos State has become the oldest COVID-19 patient to recover from the disease.

Lagos State Government had discharged 26 patients on Wednesday.

However, Governor Sanwo-Olu in an update, revealed that the state discharged its oldest patient in the countr

98-Year-Old Woman Survives Coronavirus in Nigeria

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He said, “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.

“As our frontline health workers continue to sacrifice and push through, let us play our roles by following the public health guidelines, observing physical distancing and wearing our face masks.”