Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has raised the alarm that 1,094 returning travelers absconding from isolation.
Sanwo-Olu who revealed that 135 deaths have been recorded in the current third wave of the pandemic, blamed it on non-adherence to the laid-down health protocols designed to mitigate the pandemic.
He told residents of Lagos state that they have a huge responsibility of contributing to the fight against the virus, hinting that the state government has taken substantial steps to arrest the third wave in its tracks especially with the increased monitoring and enforcement exercise by members of the Incident Command structure.
According to the Governor, as at 21st of August 2021, Lagos State had recorded a total of 70,563 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of this number, 60,716 have recovered in-community, and 4,387 are currently being managed actively in-community.
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