The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and ten (410) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 410 coronavirus cases in the country, 210 in Lagos, 45 in the FCT, 30 in Ondo, 21 in Plateau, 19 in Edo, 16 in Ogun, 13 in Oyo, 12 in Nasarawa, 11 in Bauchi, 10 in Enugu, 7 in Kwara, 6 in Kaduna, 4 in Anambra, 3 in Ebonyi, 2 in Abia and 1 in Rivers.

As of Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 there are 49,895 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 37,051 patients have been discharged, with 981 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, August 18th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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