The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday apologised for announcing Oyo-COVID-19 as that of Oyo
On Friday, the Centre said it made an error in its reporting of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country.
“On 3rd of April 2020, we reported 26 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria,” the NCDC said in a tweet. “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.
“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.”
With this, Oyo state confirmed case has risen to nine from eight.
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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 4, 2020
