<p class="">A 33-year-old pregnant COVID-19 patient was on Saturday delivered of a baby boy at the Gbagada Isolation Centre in Lagos.</p>
<h1>Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, made this known in Lagos.</h1>
<p class="">Abayomi, through his Twitter account handle in Lagos, said that both the baby and his mother were in stable clinical conditions.</p>
<p class=""><em>“On behalf of #COVID-19 Lagos Incident Commander, Governor of Lagos State, @jidesanwoolu, I am excited to announce the successful delivery of a baby boy, weighing 2.9kg by health workers of @LSMOH at the Gbagada #COVID-19 Care Centre on May 16, 2020.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“The mother of the baby: a 33-year-old; #COVID-19 patient was successfully operated upon by our management team trained in infection prevention and control as well as management of #COVID-19 cases.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“Routine monitoring of mother and baby by paediatrician is ongoing as both baby and mother are in stable clinical conditions,</em>” he said.</p>
<p class="">Abayomi, however, commended the health workers for their steadfastness at this challenging period.</p>
<p class="">He said that together, COVID-19 would be defeated in Lagos.</p>
<p class="">Earlier, Abayomi had celebrated the frontline health workers at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH),Idi-Araba, for taking delivery of babies involving some COVID-19 patients through caesarian operation for the third time running.</p>
<p class=""><em>“We at @LSMOH appreciate frontline health workers at @LUTHofficial and other #COVID-19Lagos care centres for the amazing work in the heat of the global pandemic,”</em> he said.</p>
<p class="">The commissioner said: “Lagos State Government appreciates all health workers for their efforts at providing care to patients.” </p>
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