Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State has revealed that 3,000 COVID-19 samples remain untested due to an acute shortage of coronavirus test kits.
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Making a statement on Monday, Sanwo-olu said there was a global shortage of reagent for molecular testing of the backlog of samples.
“We have 3,000 samples collected but we have not been able to carry the test because of the global shortage of reagent for molecular testing.”
“We are hoping that some of the reagents will be supplied tomorrow and Tuesday. It would not be out of place to see positive cases in the range of 20 percent out of the 3,000 samples collected.
“We are improving the capacity of our isolation facilities in preparation to take care of more patients.”
The Governor also expressed optimism that the reagent will be acquired soon to enable testing continue.
Lagos currently has 1,107, confirmed COVID-19 cases with 247 recoveries as well as 30 recorded deaths.