The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said that COVID-19 attacks the kidney and the blood.
Prof Abayomi who disclosed this on Wednesday in a programme on Arise News, stated that obese, diabetic, and hypertensive persons should be “very careful” as their condition pose a likely risk of being infected with the lethal virus.
He added that “there are new discoveries about the COVID-19 virus. For instance, it is not a straightforward respiratory problem. We have found out that it impacts the blood, the kidneys.
“The common denominator are diabetes, hypertension, and underlying immunological problems. Obesity is also a possible risk factor. We watch such people closely. If you fall into any of these categories, you have to be very careful.”
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The Herald reported that confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announces 195 new cases in the country.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 1532.
The Health agency made the announcement on its official Twitter account.
“195 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
80-Lagos
38-Kano
15-Ogun
15-Bauchi
11-Borno
10-Gombe
9-Sokoto
5-Edo
5-Jigawa
2-Zamfara
1-Rivers
1-Enugu
1-Delta
1-FCT
1-Nasarawa
“As at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 255
Deaths: 44
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