The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and eighty eight (288) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 288 coronavirus cases in the country, 88 were recorded in Lagos, 33 in Kwara, 27 in Osun, 25 in the FCT, 25 in Enugu, 20 in Abia, 17 in Kaduna, 13 in Plateau, 13 in Rivers, 10 in Delta, 8 in Gombe, 4 in Ogun, 3 in Oyo, 1 in Katsina and 1 in Bauchi.

As of Monday, August 3rd, 2020 there are 44,129 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 20,663 patients have been discharged, with 896 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, August 3rd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, August 3rd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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