NCDC announced 14 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, apologizes for wrong result in Bauchi

The Nigeria Center of Disease Control NCDC last night announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

Of the 14 new cases, 13 were recorded in Lagos while one in Delta. The agency also used the opportunity to apologise for the wrong result it released for Bauchi state on Wednesday. According to the agency, only 6 confirmed cases of Coronavirus are in Bauchi and not 8 as tabulated in their results released on Wednesday.

Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos and 1 in Delta State

As at 09:30 pm 9th April there are 288 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fifty-one have been discharged with seven deaths pic.twitter.com/DuP2SGUiTy

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020

Yesterday, 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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020