The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the correct and actual number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria after making a mistake in the figures it announced on Friday.
This means a total of 26 cases were reported on Friday.
But after realising the error in the cases reported, the Centre announced on Saturday that the total number of cases of the virus currently in Nigeria is 209 and not 210.
CORRECTION 1/4
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 4, 2020
On 3rd of April 2020, we reported 26 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. An error has been discovered in this report as follows:
There were 25 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. The 26th case was a repeat result of a previously confirmed case and NOT a new case pic.twitter.com/oq2FA6zvpY
Of the 25 new cases reported, 1 case was inadvertently reported from Osun state. This case was from OYO STATE
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 4, 2020
The correct breakdown is as follows:
Lagos- 11
Osun- 6
FCT- 3
Edo- 3
Ondo- 1
Oyo- 1
The NCDC said 25 cases were confirmed on Friday, adding that the 26th case was a repeat result of a previously confirmed case and not a new case.
The Centre further said that out of the 25 new cases, one case was inadvertently reported from Osun state instead of Oyo state.
The agency in a tweet on Saturday, April 4, 2020, however, apologised for the error in Friday announcement, and also assured Nigerians of its commitment on accurate reports on COVID-19.
"We regret the error in our announcement of new #COVID19 cases in Nigeria yesterday. The NCDC remains committed to ensuring transparency and accurate reporting of infectious disease cases in Nigeria," the NCDC tweeted.
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