Following the latest released by the Nigerian center for disease control, indicating that 23 new cases of the deadly coronavirus pandemic have just been discovered making a total of 174 in Nigeria. They also said that 5 out of this number were domiciled in Akwa Ibom.

However, reacting to the news, SCHOOL PLUS CAREER reports that the State Commissioner for health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mr. Aniekeme Finbarr has these to say:

AKWA IBOM STATE COVID 19 UPDATE
Sequel to the news report about the positive testing of 5 hitherto suspected cases of COVID -19 in Akwa Ibom state, we wish to state as follows, that;

We observed a disturbing breach in the test and reporting procedure.
Akwa Ibom State Government only heard about the test results in the news.
The Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was not aware of the reported result announcement.
All 5 reported positive test cases have been contacted and they have shown no COVID-19 symptoms.
While the tests were being processed in NCDC approved test facilities, all suspected cases were held in isolation.

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It was really wonderful...
I doubt the quack NDCD statisticians would amend the error.

From 0 straight to 5.
Just like that.
Long live Akwa Ibom.
Long live Etinan LGA
Long live Mbioto II.