Ekiti State has 3 confirmed cases not 4 says NCDC

In an earlier published update on the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections in, the NCDC reported that Nigeria had 542 confirmed cases.

However, via its twitter handle the NCDC retracted the statement, stating that there are 541 confirmed cases of the various in Nigeria. The earlier reported figure of 542 was due to an error that occurred during the verification process reporting 4 cases in Ekiti instead of 3.

Therefore, as at 18th April 2020 there are 541 reported cases in the Federation, 166 discharged and 19 deaths.