The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and ninety nine (499) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 499 coronavirus cases in the country, 157 in Lagos, 59 in Edo, 56 in Ondo, 31 in Oyo, 22 in Akwa Ibom, 21 in Borno, 19 in Plateau, 18 in Kaduna, 18 in Katsina, 17 in Bayelsa, 17 in the FCT, 14 in Delta, 11 in Kano, 10 in Rivers, 8 in Enugu, 6 in Ogun, 4 in Kwara, 3 in Imo, 2 in Nasarawa, 2 in Osun, 1 in Abia, 1 in Ekiti, 1 in Niger and 1 in Yobe.

As of Wednesday, July 1st, there are 30,748 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 12,546 patients have been discharged, with 689 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, July 9th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, July 9th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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