The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and four (604) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 604 coronavirus cases in the country, 203 in Lagos, 87 in Oyo, 79 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 41 in Edo, 35 in Osun, 24 in Ogun, 22 in Rivers, 22 in Kaduna, 20 in Akwa Ibom, 18 in Plateau, 9 in Delta, 9 in Ebonyi, 8 in Imo, 5 in Enugu, 5 in Kano, 5 in Cross River, 4 in Katsina, 3 in Nasarawa, 2 in Borno, 2 in Ekiti and 1 in Bauchi.

As of Thursday, July 23rd, there are 38,948 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 16,061 patients have been discharged, with 833 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, July 23rd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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