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Nepal reports two more Covid-19 deaths and 434 new cases as infections jump to 11,162
312 people have been discharged after full recovery in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.Post Report
Nepal reported two new Covid-19 deaths and 434 new cases in the past 24 hours as the death toll hit 26 and total confirmed cases reached 11,162 on Thursday.
A man from Aandikhola Rural Municipality-1 in Syangja and another from Mahalaxmi Municipality-5 in Lalitpur became the latest Covid-19 victims in Nepal, said Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson for the Health Ministry, during a regular press briefing.
The man from Syangja was admitted to Fewa City Hospital in Pokhara for diabetes and breathing-related difficulties.
According to Gautam, he was transferred to the Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences after testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday. He was put on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of the institute. He died at 11:35 pm on Wednesday, according to Gautam.
The man from Lalitpur had undergone a kidney transplant five months ago at the Human Organ Transplant Center in Bhaktapur.
According to Gautam, he had visited the center after having pain in the abdominal region. He was admitted to Norvic Hospital after pus formation was detected.
He was transferred to Patan Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. He died at 7 am on Thursday while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit, said Gautam.
Of the 434 new cases, Palpa alone reported 122.
Nepal reported 629 cases on Wednesday. The ministry had confirmed one death and 538 new cases on Tuesday. As many as 535 cases were detected on Monday and 421 new cases and one death on Sunday. While Nepal recorded 331 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country recorded 426 cases on Friday.
According to the ministry, Rasuwa in Bagmati Province is the only district without a single case so far.
Rautahat has a total of 1,241 cases, the highest for a district, followed by Dailekh with 771 infections while Kapilvastu has 706 Covid-19 patients.
“So far, 199,737 polymerase chain reaction tests and 287,863 rapid diagnostic tests have been carried out across the country,” said Gautam.
With 312 people discharged in the last 24 hours after recovering, the number of total discharged patients has reached 2,650, Gautam said.
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