The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and seventeen (417) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 417 coronavirus cases in the country, 207 were recorded in Lagos, 44 in Kaduna, 38 in Ondo, 28 in Abia, 21 in Anambra, 20 in Plateau, 13 in Bauchi, 9 in Oyo, 9 in Ebonyi, 7 in Delta, 7 in Edo, 6 in Enugu, 3 in Niger, 2 in Gombe, 1 in Ogun, 1 in the FCT and 1 in Kano.

As of Monday, August 17th, 2020 there are 49,485 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 36,834 patients have been discharged, with 977 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, August 17th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, August 17th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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