The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and twenty nine (329) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 329 coronavirus cases in the country, 113 in Lagos, 49 in Kaduna, 33 in the FCT, 24 in Plateau, 16 in Kano, 15 in Edo, 14 in Ogun, 13 in Delta, 10 in Osun, 8 in Oyo, 6 in Ekiti, 6 in Bayelsa, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 4 in Borno, 4 in Enugu, 3 in Ebonyi, 2 in Rivers, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Nasarawa, 1 in Gombe and 1 in 1 in Niger.

As of Friday, August 14th, 2020 there are 48,445 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 35,998 patients have been discharged, with 973 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, August 14th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, August 14th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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