The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and thirty seven (437) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 437 coronavirus cases in the country, 107 in Lagos, 91 in the FCT, 81 in Plateau, 32 in Kaduna, 30 in Ogun, 24 in Kwara, 19 in Ebonyi, 17 in Ekiti, 8 in Oyo, 6 in Borno, 6 in Edo, 4 in Kano, 3 in Nasarawa, 3 in Osun, 3 in Taraba, 2 in Gombe and 1 in Bauchi.

As of Sunday, August 9th, 2020 there are 46,577 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 33,186 patients have been discharged, with 945 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Sunday, August 9th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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