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The Lagos State Government has announced the reduction in the cost of the COVID-19 PCR test at its accredited private laboratories.
The cost which was originally N50,400 will now be going for N45,250 commencing on the 28th of January 2022.
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the announcement on Wednesday at his office in Alausa, Ikeja.
He stated that the COVID-19 PCR test cost was reviewed by Lagos State COVID-19 Incident Command Structure and approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Abayomi said the reduction in cost was to cut the expenses incurred by citizens who need the PCR tests for travel, work, or other purposes other than COVID symptoms or contact tracing.
He said: “In line with the directive of Mr. Governor, the Lagos State Biobank has reviewed the processes involved in conducting a COVID-19 PCR test at the accredited private laboratories consortium and based on this, made a recommendation to the Governor for a reduction.”
