The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and forty three (543) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 543 coronavirus cases in the country, 180 in Lagos, 86 in FCT, 56 in Kaduna, 47 in Edo, 37 in Ondo, 35 in Kwara, 19 in Ogun, 19 in Rivers, 17 in Kano, 16 in Ebonyi, 16 in Enugu, 7 in Delta, 4 in Bayelsa, 3 in Bauchi and 1 in Abia.

As of Wednesday, July 22nd, there are 38,344 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 15,815 patients have been discharged, with 813 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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