The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and ninety eight (298) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 298 coronavirus cases in the country, 108 in Plateau, 49 in Kaduna, 47 in Lagos, 18 in Ogun, 17 in Osun, 15 in the FCT, 14 in Ondo, 8 in Edo, 6 in Oyo, 4 in Akwa Ibom, 4 in Cross River, 3 in Borno, 2 in Ekiti, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Kano and 1 in Rivers.

As of Sunday, August 16th, 2020, there are 49,068 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 36,497 patients have been discharged, with 975 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Sunday, August 16th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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