COVID-19 patients

Covid-19: Kwara Discharges Five Patients, Confirms New Cases

August 27, 2020 5:18 am

The Kwara State government, on Wednesday, discharged five Covid-19 patients, just as four new cases were confirmed.

This was announced in an update released by the State Covid-19 technical committee in Ilorin.

It said the number of confirmed cases has risen to 940, while active cases stands at 170.

Though the death toll remains 25, the total number of discharged patients is now 745.

The update put the total number of tests done so far at 4978, with 3877 returned as negative, while 161 tests are being awaited.

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COVID-19: Makinde Inaugurates Another Isolation Centre In Ibadan

July 5, 2020 8:29 am

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday, inaugurated an upgraded 10-bed space Agbami Isolation Centre in Jericho, Ibadan for the COVID-19 patients.

Makinde said on the occasion that the new facility would encourage private individuals to self-isolate at the centre.

He explained that the facility, which was a Tuberculosis (TB) Centre, was inaugurated at the twilight of the last administration.

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“It has been upgraded now; we have oxygen concentrator here and you will get the type of care that you truly deserved.

“Now, there is COVID-19 pandemic

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Discharged COVID-19 Patients Suffer Memory Loss, Lung Damage

June 20, 2020 11:36 am

A report by Israeli TV Channel 12 said many of the discharged COVID-19 patients are discovering new health problems such as long-term debilitating physical, cognitive and psychiatric damage.

According to an investigation by the Channel, recovered patients, including those with mild symptoms, are suffering from phantom pains, memory loss, personality changes, psychological issues and extreme fatigue, along with lungs that won’t heal.

The health fallout is being experienced months after being discharged from hospital.

Israel has recorded just over 20,000 COVID-19 cases, with some 300 fatalities, reports the Times of Israel, which carried the Channel 12 report.