The public health administration release this apology statement via it twitter handle stating that it was caused by an error in their verification process.
The statement read: "Yesterday, we erroneously reported one new case in Ekiti. This was wrong and was caused by an error in the verification process. Ekiti state has 3 confirmed cases, NOT 4
"We apologise to the Government of Ekiti State for this error."
NCDC also stated that it remain committed to improving it quality control processes, to ensure accurate and transparent reporting of cases in the country.
However, as at April 18 2020, there are 541 confirmed cases in Nigeria, 166 patients treated and discharged, with 19 deaths cases reported so far.
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