The Lagos State government has announced September 14 for the reopening of tertiary institutions in the state, while dates for reopening primary and secondary schools are pending.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a press briefing on Saturday and stressed that while tertiary institutions will open on September 14, the state is working towards September 21 for primary and secondary schools.
“Firstly, we are pleased to announce that tertiary institutions will reopen from September 14, 2020. However, as regards Primary and Secondary Schools, we are working towards reopening these institutions anytime from September 21, 2020.
“This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to a review of our ongoing modelling of the State’s response to the pandemic,” he said.
The state recorded the highest number of confirmed Covid cases since its outburst six months ag leading to shutting down activities in the state to curtail the spread of the virus.
As of August 29, Lagos State has a total of 18,083 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Out of this number, 13,636 persons have recovered in the community; with 1,820 still currently active in the community, the governor said.
“Over the course of this pandemic, about 2,700 persons have been admitted into our various isolation centres across the state; and of this number, we have registered 204 fatalities. This leaves us with 47 active cases under management across various government-owned isolation centres; and private care centres in the State, ” he added.