The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and seventy three (373) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 373 coronavirus cases in the country, 69 in Lagos, 41 in Osun, 40 in Kaduna, 40 in Oyo, 35 in the FCT, 22 in Plateau, 19 in Rivers, 17 in Kano, 17 in Ondo, 15 in Ogun, 14 in Abia, 12 in Gombe, 9 in Imo, 7 in Enugu, 6 in Kwara, 5 in Delta, 2 in Niger, 1 in Borno, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Nasarawa.

As of Thursday, August 13th, 2020 there are 48,116 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 34,309 patients have been discharged, with 966 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, August 13th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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