The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has apologised to Governor Kayode Fayemi after erroneously reporting a fresh case in Ekiti State.
In its update on Saturday, NCDC reported one case as part of the 49 new cases across the country.
The health agency, however, revealed on Sunday that that there was an error in the verification process.
“Yesterday, we erroneously reported one new case in Ekiti. This was wrong and was caused by an error in the verification process,” the NCDC wrote.
“Therefore, as of April 18 2020, there are 541 confirmed cases, 166 discharged and 19 deaths.
“Ekiti state has 3 confirmed cases, NOT 4.”
“We apologise to the Government of Ekiti State for this error.
“We remain committed to improving our quality control processes, to ensure accurate and transparent reporting of cases.”
