The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and forty eight (648) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 648 coronavirus cases in the country, 180 in Lagos, 148 in Plateau, 44 in the FCT, 42 in Ondo, 38 in Kwara, 32 in Rivers, 29 in Oyo, 21 in Kaduna, 20 in Osun, 17 in Edo, 17 in Ogun, 11 in Ekiti, 9 in Kano, 9 in Benue, 9 in Delta, 9 in Abia, 7 in Niger, 3 in Gombe, 1 in Borno, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Imo.

As of Monday, July 27th, there are 41,180 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 18,203 patients have been discharged, with 860 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, July 27th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, July 27th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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