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The deadly Coronavirus disease has killed two more Lagosians, taking its total deaths to 30.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on Monday on his twitter handle.

He said this brought to 30, the total number of people who have been killed by the virus in Lagos.

The commissioner added that as at Sunday, 39 new #COVID19 Infections were confirmed in Lagos, taking the state’s tally to 1,123.

Abayomi appealed to Lagosians to make use of face masks and take all precautionary measures at home and at work to break the chain of #COVID19 transmission.

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