The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has apologized
to Zamfara State Government for wrongly accrediting eight positive cases of
coronavirus to the State on Tuesday.
NCDC on Tuesday confirmed that Zamfara State recorded 10
cases.
However, the Zamfara State COVID-19 Taskforce countered the
numbers, adding that only two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the State.
The Chairman of the Zamfara State committee on COVID-19, who
also doubles as the speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Nasiru Muazu, had
called on NCDC to properly investigate, apologize to the State and correct the
error immediately to build the confidence of citizens.
In response, NCDC, on Wednesday night regretted its error
and apologised to the governor Bello Matawalle-led administration of Zamfara,
promising to further deliver its reports with accuracy and transparency.
On its Twitter page, NCDC wrote: “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 and transparent reporting of data.”
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