*Total cases 541, not 542
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has again expressed its regret over a piece of erroneous information on the current statistic of patients affected with Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
The agency said that the actual number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is 541, as against 542 reported on Saturday.
According to an information on the agency’s website, “Yesterday, we erroneously reported one new case in Ekiti.
“This was wrong and was caused by an error in the verification process. Therefore, as at April 18 2020, there are 541 confirmed cases, 166 discharged and 19 deaths. Ekiti state has 3 confirmed cases, not four.
“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.”
Meanwhile, the NCDC has unfolded Parenting Tips for COVID-19 for households and community centres on covid-19.ncdc.gov.ng/resource/guide.
The agency said it has also supported Enugu State for an assessment of the point of entry at Abakaliki for COVID19 screening.
The centre said that data from around 7,153 tests of the COVID-19 in the country shows that of the confirmed cases, 71 per cent were male and 29 per cent were female.
The most affected aged groups, the centre added are 31 to 40, making up 21 per cent of the total number of confirmed cases.
“No new state reported COVID-19 and the total number of affected states in Nigeria remains 19 States and the FCT,” the NCDC said.