The  Lagos state government has confirmed the death of two more COVID-19 patients at its isolation centres.

The state Commissioner for Health, Professor AKIN ABAYOMI, who made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle, said the fatalities involved a male and a female.

He explained that one of the new deaths was a 45-year-old Nigerian man who returned from India in January.

The second death according to him was a 36-year-old Nigerian woman who had a severe underlying health condition.

The Commissioner stated that the patient had no history of travel or contact with any confirmed case of coronavirus.