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Covid-19 tally reaches 17,994 after 150 new cases
Health Ministry says 609 individuals were discharged in the past 24 hours, reducing active cases to 5,477.Post Report
The Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 150 new Covid-19 cases, taking the national total to 17,994.
“Of the 3,963 real-time polymerase chain reaction tests carried out at 27 labs across the country, 150 came back positive,” said Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, during his daily press briefing.
Throat swabs of 29 individuals from Dhanusha, 20 from Kanchanpur, 14 from Mahottari, 10 from Dailekh, eight each from Kathmandu and Udaypur, five each from Chitwan and Makwanpur, four each from Bajhang, Doti and Kailali, three each from Baglung, Banke, Dang, Gorkha, Morang, Myagdi, Sarlahi and Syangja, two each from Ilam, Jhapa, Parsa, Ramechhap and Salyan and one each from Kavrepalanchok, Lalitpur, Nawalparasi, Nuwakot and Saptari tested positive.
So far 12,477, or 69.34 percent of the total infected, individuals have recovered from the disease. Gautam said 609 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours.
As many as 328,835 PCR tests have been carried out in the country so far. Seven districts—Bhojpur, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Dhankuta, Manang, Mustang and Humla—don’t have any active cases, Gautam said.
The country reported 186 new cases on Monday. There were 156 new cases recorded on Sunday and 57 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday. The country reported its 40th Covid-19 related death and 101 new cases on Friday whereas 167 new cases were confirmed on Thursday. Wednesday saw the country’s 39th Covid-19 related death and 116 new cases.
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