The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday said the number of new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) pandemic outbreak in the country was 25 and not 26 as earlier confirmed.
NCDC, in a Twitter message said it made an error in its reporting of confirmed cases, adding that on April 3, 2020 it reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
According to it, As at 10:30 pm April 3, there are 209 confirmed cases, 25 discharged and four deaths.
It said in the tweet, “An error has been discovered in this report as follows: “There were 25 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria”.
“The 26th case was a repeat result of a previously confirmed case and not a new case,” it stated.
“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”.
As at 10:30 pm 3rd April, there are 209 confirmed cases; 25 discharged and 4 deaths
Lagos- 109
FCT- 41
Osun- 20
Oyo- 9
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Edo- 7
Kaduna- 4
Bauchi- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Of the 25 new cases reported, 1 case was inadvertently reported from Osun state. This case was from Oyo State
The correct breakdown is as follows:
Lagos- 11
Osun- 6
FCT- 3
Edo- 3
Ondo- 1
Oyo- 1
