The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and fifty two (252) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 252 coronavirus cases in the country, 50 in Plateau, 35 in Enugu, 27 in Rivers, 26 in Lagos, 18 in the FCT, 18 in Kaduna, 10 in Ekiti, 10 in Kano, 9 in Taraba, 8 in Anambra, 8 in Edo, 8 in Oyo, 7 in Delta, 6 in Ogun, 5 in Abia, 5 in Bayelsa, 1 in Ebonyi and 1 in Osun.

As of Tuesday, August 25th, 2020, there are 52,800 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 39,964 patients have been discharged, with 1,007 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, August 25th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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