The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and twenty four (624) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 624 coronavirus cases in the country, 212 in Lagos, 69 in Oyo, 49 in Niger, 37 in Kano, 37 in Osun, 35 in the FCT, 34 in Plateau, 33 in Gombe, 28 in Edo, 28 in Enugu, 17 in Ebonyi, 10 in Delta, 9 in Katsina, 8 in Ogun, 7 in Rivers, 5 in Ondo, 4 in Kaduna and 2 in Nasarawa.

As of Tuesday, July 28th, 2020, there are 41,804 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 18,764 patients have been discharged, with 868 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, July 28th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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