- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has identified a mistake in the number of confirmed cases it reported on Wednesday, April 8
- Two new cases that were recorded for Bauchi state were later found to be repeat tests from previously confirmed cases
- The NCDC apologised for the error, restating its commitment to transparent and accurate reporting of test results
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has
spotted another error in its record of the confirmed
COVID-19 cases in the country. While confirming 14 new cases on Thursday
evening, April 9, taking the total confirmed cases to
288, the federal health agency noted that it
erroneously reported two new cases for Bauchi
state on Wednesday, April 8.
The agency said it later detected that the two cases
were repeat tests from previously confirmed cases. "Yesterday (Wednesday, April , we erroneously
reported 2 new cases in Bauchi. Following further
review, we can confirm that these were repeat tests for previously confirmed cases.
"We apologise for this error and remain committed
to ensuring transparent and accurate reporting of
test results," the NCDC tweeted.
As at 09:30 pm 9th April, there are
288 confirmed cases
51 discharged
7 deaths
For more info-http:// covid19.ncdc.gov.ng Lagos- 158
FCT- 54
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Bauchi- 6 Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Kaduna- 5
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2 Kwara- 2
Delta- 2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Katsina-1

Legit.ng notes that the confirmed cases for Bauchi state after the error was rectified stands at 6 at the
time of filing this report. The total number of recoveries so far is 51 while
seven people have, regrettably, died.
Meanwhile, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state also announced on Thursday the result of
COVID-19 he undertook days after he tested
positive of the deadly disease. In a tweet posted on his Twitter handle @
SenBalaMohammed, the governor said he is now tested negative for the deadly disease. He tweeted: "Alhamdulillah. I just received the
green light. My second test for #COVID19 returned
negative. I thank you all for your prayers and
support even while I was in isolation. Most
importantly, all the praises and thanks be to Allah -
the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. # GreaterBauchi
"My gratitude also goes to our religious leaders
within and outside the state for their constant
prayers, also our meticulous Bauchi #COVIDー19
team and the NCDC." In another related report, the second COVID-19 patient in Ekiti state has recovered from the virus as the person tested negative twice,
Governor Kayode Fayemi has disclosed. The Ekiti state governor who made this known on
Twitter on Thursday evening, April 9, added that
the patient has been discharged from the state's
Infectious Disease Hospital on the same day. Governor Fayemi expressed appreciation to the
medical team that took care of the patient but noted
that the war against the coronavirus pandemic is
not finished yet and urged people of the state to
continue to stay at home.

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