The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 31 COVID-19 patients, comprising 12 females and 19 males, after they tested negative for the virus twice.

In a tweet thread posted on its verified handle, the ministry said 13 of the patients were discharged from Onikan, 11 from Gbagada, five patients from Agidingbi, one from Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, and one from LUTH Isolation Centre.

The latest discharge brings the total number of recoveries from the virus in the state to 738.