The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control says they regret the error in their announcement of new  Covid19  cases in Nigeria yesterday.

The NCDC remains committed to ensuring transparency and accurate reporting of infectious disease cases in Nigeria.

On 3rd of April 2020, we reported 26 new cases of  COVID19 in Nigeria. An error has been discovered in this report as follows:

There were 25 new cases of  COVID19 in Nigeria. The 26th case was a repeat result of a previously confirmed case and NOT a new case.

CORRECTION 1/4

On 3rd of April 2020, we reported 26 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. An error has been discovered in this report as follows:

⚫️ There were 25 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. The 26th case was a repeat result of a previously confirmed case and NOT a new case pic.twitter.com/oq2FA6zvpY

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 4, 2020