The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and seventy six (576) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 576 coronavirus cases in the country, 88 in Lagos, 87 in Kwara, 82 in the FCT, 62 in Plateau, 39 in Ondo, 28 in Enugu, 26 in Oyo, 24 in Taraba, 20 in Kaduna, 20 in Ebonyi, 17 in Edo, 16 in Cross River, 14 in Kano, 11 in Rivers, 10 in Ogun, 9 in Delta, 8 in Nasarawa, 8 in Osun, 3 in Katsina, 2 in Imo, 1 in Kebbi and 1 in Borno.

As of Tuesday, July 21st, there are 37,801 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 15,677 patients have been discharged, with 805 fatalities.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, July 21st, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov

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