48 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, March 29, 2021.
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 13 new cases, the highest for the day.
Other states with new cases include Kaduna-7, Nasarawa-7, Kano-6, Kwara-5, Ondo-4, Akwa Ibom-3, and Osun-3.
The agency also disclosed that they were 28 community recoveries in Ekiti State managed in line with guidelines.
Nigeria now has a total of 162,641 confirmed cases. 150,466 patients have been discharged so far with 2,049 deaths recorded.
In other news, President Muhammadu Buhari is due to leave Nigeria for London, the United Kingdom, on Tuesday March 30 for a two-week medical trip.