The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and forty (340) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 340 coronavirus cases in the country, 63 in Kaduna, 51 in the FCT, 38 in Plateau, 33 in Lagos, 25 in Delta, 21 in Gombe, 21 in Adamawa, 20 in Edo, 17 in Katsina, 11 in Akwa Ibom, 10 in Ekiti, 9 in Rivers, 5 in Ondo, 4 in Ebonyi, 3 in Cross River, 3 in Ogun, 2 in Sokoto, 2 in Imo and 2 in Nasarawa.

As of Friday, August 21st, 2020 there are 51,304 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 37,885 patients have been discharged, with 996 deaths.

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

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, August 21st, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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