Officials at the Gombe Specialist Hospital and Federal Teaching Hospital yesterday confirmed 36 dead and 105 injured in the multiple blasts that rocked motorparks in the state on Wednesday.
The police in the state however confirmed 29 people dead and 99 injured in the blasts.
The Red Cross had earlier said 30 people were killed while 105 others sustained injuries.
The police spokesman, DSP Fwaje Ataijiri, told Daily Trust that there was a problem with the casualty figure earlier released by the Red Cross, adding that after going through the hospitals, they were able to sort out the difference.
Meanwhile, normalcy has returned to the city with banks and commercial activities operating fully.
Volunteers and security agents at the entrance to markets, banks and places of worship have also intensified search.
There was no plan for a mass burial of victims by press time yesterday as relatives trooped to the hospitals to claim the remains of their loved ones.
According to the Federal Teaching Hospital spokesman, Mallam Haruna El Rashid, there is no plan for a mass burial.
Meanwhile, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday condemned the blast.
A statement from the forum described the act as cruel, barbaric and inhuman.
It urged the perpetrators to rethink and accept dialogue. It also commended the military and other security agencies for removing the land mines and road blocks planted by the Boko Haram along Damaturu-Biu and Biu-Damboa-Maiduguri roads.
In another development, the ACF has expressed sadness at the death of Alhaji Aminu Saleh, Wamban Katagum and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) who died Wednesday. “Late Saleh was a bridge builder who used his position to promote accountability, hard work and professionalism within the civil service”, the ACF said.