The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted error in reporting the total number of COVID-19 patients in Plateau and Akwa Ibom states.
The clarification was made as the country recorded 288 new cases on Friday and total number of infected persons hit 5,445.
The centre said, ”On the 14th of May, 4 cases reported from Plateau & 1 case from Akwa Ibom were repeat cases.
”Therefore Plateau has a total of 21
cases and Akwa Ibom has a total of 16 cases.
”We apologise to this State Governments for this error & remain committed to ensuring accurate reporting.”
Meanwhile, NCDC said the latest cases were recorded in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
”288 new cases of #COVID19;
179-Lagos
20-Kaduna
15-Katsina
15-Jigawa
13-Borno
11-Ogun
8-Kano
7-FCT
4-Niger
4-Ekiti
3-Oyo
3-Delta
3-Bauchi
2-Kwara
1-Edo
”5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1320
Deaths: 171…”
The state by state statistics in Nigeria are presented in the table below:
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