The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and fifty three (453) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 453 coronavirus cases in the country, 113 in Lagos, 72 in the FCT, 59 in Plateau, 55 in Enugu, 38 in Kaduna, 32 in Ondo, 26 in Osun, 20 in Ebonyi, 9 in Ogun, 8 in Delta, 7 in Borno, 6 in Akwa Ibom, 5 in Oyo, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Kano and 1 in Ekiti.

As of Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 there are 47,743 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 33,943 patients have been discharged, with 956 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Wednesday, August 12th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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