The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and forty four (544) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 544 coronavirus cases in the country, 199 were recorded in Lagos, 65 in Ebonyi, 47 in Oyo, 46 in Ondo, 31 in Ogun, 30 in Edo, 28 in the FCT, 25 in Katsina, 15 in Plateau, 11 in Bayelsa, 10 in Kaduna, 10 in Adamawa, 8 in Akwa Ibom, 7 in Gombe, 4 in Kano, 3 in Taraba, 2 in Rivers, 2 in Abia and 1 in Ekiti.

As of Wednesday, July 1st, there are 28,711 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 11,665 patients have been discharged, with 645 deaths.

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

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

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