The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and fifty four (454) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 454 coronavirus cases in the country, 87 in Lagos, 63 in Edo, 60 in FCT, 41 in Ondo, 32 in Benue, 31 in Abia, 29 in Ogun, 19 in Oyo, 17 in Kaduna, 16 in Delta, 15 in Enugu, 14 in Borno, 9 in Plateau, 8 in Nasarawa, 5 in Kano, 4 in Bauchi, 2 in Gombe, 1 in Katsina and 1 in Kogi.

As of Friday, July 3rd, 2020, there are 27,564 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 11,069 patients have been discharged, with 628 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, July 3rd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, July 3rd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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