Nigeria's Covid-19 cases have now crossed 50,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 593 new infections in the country.

The new cases were announced by the federal health agency on Wednesday night, August 19, via its Twitter handle.

The new cases were recorded in 16 states, with Plateau, Lagos, and the Federal High Capital Territory (FCT) topping the chart.

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With the new infections, Nigeria now has 50,488 confirmed cases of Covid-19 out of which 37,304 have been discharged with 985 deaths.

Below is a breakdown of the new cases:

Plateau - 186

Lagos - 172

FCT - 62

Oyo - 27

Delta - 25

Rivers - 20

Ondo - 19

Edo - 18

Kaduna - 17

Enugu - 12

Akwa Ibom - 10

Ogun - 7

Abia - 6

Gombe - 6

Kano - 3

Osun - 3

Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in solidarity is donating food grains to vulnerable households in Nigeria in furtherance of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was revealed in a statement from the ECOWAS website issued on Tuesday, August 18. Among the items are 3,999 tons of cereals comprising of millet and sorghum

According to the statement, the food donations which starts on Friday, August 21, aims to help the most vulnerable households cope with multiple crises while safeguarding their livelihoods.