The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and fifty seven (457) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 457 coronavirus cases in the country, 137 were reported in Lagos, 76 in the FCT, 40 in Plateau, 35 in Rivers, 34 in Enugu, 25 in Oyo, 23 in Abia, 12 in Delta, 11 in Edo, 11 in Ebonyi, 10 in Cross River, 10 in Kwara, 9 in Kaduna, 7 in Anambra, 5 in Ogun, 3 in Imo, 3 in Bauchi, 2 in Osun, 2 in Nasarawa, 1 in Kano and 1 in Ekiti.

As of Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 there are 44,890 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 32,165 patients have been discharged, with 927 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Wednesday, August 5th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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