The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred (600) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 600 coronavirus cases in the country, 129 in Lagos, 118 in the FCT, 87 in Oyo, 55 in Kano, 42 in Benue, 35 in Enugu, 28 in Kwara, 16 in Imo, 13 in Ogun, 12 in Kaduna, 12 in Ondo, 11 in Delta, 11 in Edo, 8 in Plateau, 6 in Nasarawa, 6 in Ekiti, 6 in Niger, 4 in Borno, 4 in Abia and 3 in Gombe.

As of Friday, July 17th, there are 35,454 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 14,633 patients have been discharged, with 772 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, July 17th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, July 17th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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