The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, says consistent decrease in COVID-19 case positivity indicates the end of the fourth wave in the state.
Mr Abayomi disclosed this through his verified Twitter account, @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Saturday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for January 20.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state had on December 7 announced the beginning of the fourth wave as the daily infection figure from the virus spiked.
Mr Abayomi said that there was a reduction in positivity rates of COVID-19 infection from 29.3 per cent recorded on December 21, to 1.9 per cent as of January 20.
According to him, bed capacity utilisation now stands at two per cent, and fatality rate stands at 0.71 per cent.
The commissioner said that 46 new infections were confirmed on the reported date increasing the number of COVID-19 infections in the state to 98,284.
He noted that 1,023, 203 sample tests had been conducted since the start of the pandemic in the state.
Mr Abayomi advised residents to get vaccinated and continue to adhere to non-pharmaceutical interventions to further reduce the spread of the virus.
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