Again, NCDC Apologizes For Inflating Covid-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has apologized to the Zamfara state government for wrongly accrediting eight positive cases of coronavirus to the State on Tuesday.

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NCDC on Tuesday confirmed that Zamfara State recorded 10 cases but the state kicked, saying it had only confirmed two positive cases.

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NCDC tweeted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 that; “On the 18th of May, 8 new cases in Zamfara were erroneously announced.

“Therefore, as at the 20th of May 2020, Zamfara has recorded a total of 76 confirmed cases.

“We apologise to @Zamfara_state for this error and reiterate our commitment to accurate & transparent reporting of data.”