The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and three (503) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 503 coronavirus cases in the country, 153 in Lagos, 76 in Ondo, 54 in Edo, 41 in the FCT, 37 in Enugu, 30 in Rivers, 24 in Benue, 20 in Osun, 15 in Kaduna, 13 in Kwara, 9 in Abia, 8 in Borno, 6 in Plateau, 5 in Taraba, 3 in Ogun, 3 in Kano, 2 in Kebbi, 2 in Nasarawa, 1 in Bayelsa and 1 in Gombe.

As of Tuesday, July 7th, there are 29,879 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 12,108 patients have been discharged, with 669 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, July 7th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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