The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed seven hundred and ninety (790) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 790 coronavirus cases in the country, 166 in Delta, 120 in Lagos, 66 in Enugu, 65 in the FCT, 60 in Edo, 43 in Ogun, 41 in Kano, 39 in Kaduna, 33 in Ondo, 32 in Rivers, 29 in Bayelsa, 21 in Katsina, 20 in Imo, 18 in Kwara, 11 in Oyo, 10 in Abia, 6 in Benue, 4 in Gombe, 2 in Yobe, 2 in Bauchi and 2 in Kebbi.

As of Wednesday, July 1st, there are 26,484 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 10,152 patients have been discharged, with 603 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Wednesday, July 1st, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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