Five UNILAG staff members, 34 students contract COVID-19

No fewer than 34 students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 disease.

According to sources on the the school, five staff members have also been confirmed positive.

The management of UNILAG has begun contact tracing of staff members and students who came in contact with those infected and might have got the disease.

In a swift reaction to the closure of UNILAG because of the COVID-19 which hit the campus, some parents and guardians stormed the campus to pick their wards home.

A senior management staff member said that the initial figure was 15 students and three staff members that were infected and confirmed by the university Medical Centre.

According to him, after the medical centre drew the attention of university management to the 3rd wave, another 19 students and two workers were confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19.

The source said that the university management through the medical centre was investigating whether the disease was brought into the campus by a staff member or student.

“Initial case of 3rd wave of COVID-19 on campus was discovered on students who showed signs of flu-like symptoms. Later, some staff member showed the same symptoms.

“Following these symptoms by staff members and students, the medical centre alerted the management and thorough analyses were carried out.

“The results came out positive. From there the figures rose to more students and staff members being confirmed to have been infected.”