By The Lagos State Government, Thursday, said it spends between N100, 000 and N1M daily to treat a sever coronavirus patient across its isolation centers.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, while briefing pressmen on the update of coronavirus, said the government spends about N100, 000 daily for mild and moderate cases, as it cost between N500, 000 and N1, 000, 000 to treat a patient with serious COVID-19 case.
The Health Commissioner, added that cost of feeding, accommodation, health care services, among others, are factored in the treatment protocols before arriving at a rough estimate.
Abayomi, however, stated that it is difficult to calculate the exact amount spent on treatment protocols for a patient daily, as the figures given above remains a rough estimate in explaining the rationale behind constant campaigns.
Abayomi stated that 60 percent of positive COVID-19 cases in Lagos are shared among five local councils of Eti Osa, Alimosho, Kosofe, Ikeja and Oshodi-Isolo.
The Health Commissioner also warned Lagosians of patronizing laboratories not accredited by the state government to carry out COVID-19 test.
