The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and fifty three (653) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 653 coronavirus cases in the country, 115 in Lagos, 85 in Kwara, 80 in Enugu, 78 in the FCT, 36 in Rivers, 35 in Ondo, 30 in Oyo, 28 in Katsina, 19 in Kaduna, 19 in Abia, 18 in Nasarawa, 17 in Plateau, 16 in Imo, 9 in Ogun, 9 in Ebonyi, 9 in Benue, 9 in Kano, 8 in Delta, 7 in Bauchi, 6 in Ekiti, 4 in Gombe, 4 in Bayelsa, 4 in Adamawa, 4 in Osun, 1 in Cross River, 1 in Yobe, 1 in Borno and 1 in Zamfara.

As of Saturday, July 18th, 2020, there are 36,107 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 14,938 patients have been discharged, with 778 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, July 18th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, July 18th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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