The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and fifty four (354) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 354 coronavirus cases in the country, 78 in the FCT, 76 in Lagos, 23 in Kaduna, 19 in Ebonyi, 18 in Oyo, 17 in Nasarawa, 17 in Rivers, 16 in Delta, 15 in Kwara, 13 in Akwa Ibom, 12 in Edo, 12 in Ogun, 11 in Plateau, 9 in Kano, 6 in Bauchi, 6 in Borno and 6 in Ekiti.

As of Thursday, August 6th, 2020 there are 45,244 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 32,430 patients have been discharged, with 930 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, August 6th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, August 6th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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