The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and sixty (160) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 160 coronavirus cases in the country, 44 in Plateau, 27 in Lagos, 18 in Katsina,15 in Edo, 14 in the FCT, 10 in Ondo, 9 in Oyo, 6 in Kwara, 4 in Abia, 4 in Nasarawa, 3 in Kano, 2 in Ekiti, 2 in Kaduna, 1 in Kebbi and 1 in Ogun.

As of Friday, August 28th, 2020 there are 53,477 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 41,017 patients have been discharged, with 1,011 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, August 28th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, August 28th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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