The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and twenty five (325) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 325 coronavirus cases in the country, 87 in Lagos, 49 in the FCT, 28 in Gombe, 20 in Ebonyi, 19 in Plateau, 18 in Kwara, 17 in Enugu, 12 in Imo,12 in Rivers, 11 in Kaduna, 10 in Ogun, 9 in Edo, 9 in Oyo, 8 in Ondo, 8 in Osun, 4 in Ekiti, 1 in Borno, 1 in Kano, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Nasarawa.

As of Saturday, August 15th, 2020 there are 48,770 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 36,290 patients have been discharged, with 974 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, August 15th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, August 15th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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