Lagos State government on Friday projected that coronavirus cases may increase to 120,000 in the state by July.

The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said Lagos may possibly record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of COVID-19 by July or August.

He said with the current trend, the COVID-19 cases in Lagos is expected to reach its peak by the above stated period.

Abayomi revealed this during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in the state, held in Alausa, Ikeja.

According to the commissioner, the state is yet to reach the virus peak, which will likely be around July and August.

Abayomi stated that Lagos has expanded its testing capacity testings to reach large number of people aimed at flattening the curve.

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He attributed the sharp rise in cases being recorded to the decentralisation of sample collection across the 20 Local Governments Areas of the state.

According to him, if the government had not been proactive, the Lagos would have by now recorded 6,000 cases rather than the 1,491 cases recorded so far.

Abayomi disclosed that Alimosho, Oshodi, and Isolo have begun to record a high rate of COVID-19 cases.

He, however, noted that 97 per cent of positive cases at its isolation centres were mild and moderate cases.

Abayomi said that plans have been concluded to commence hydroxychloroquine clinical trial next week for treatment of COVID-19 patients.