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With four more deaths, Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 56
Among the 10,768 samples tested across the country in the past 24 hours, 224 came back positive for the coronavirus, according to the Health Ministry.Post Report
Nepal on Friday reported four more deaths from Covid-19-related conditions and 224 new coronavirus cases, taking the toll to 56 and total infections to 19,771.
Three men, aged 56, 35 and 65 of Parsa district, and a 65-year-old woman also from Parsa but living in Lalitpur became the latest Covid-19 casualties in the country, said Dr Jageswar Gautam, the Health Ministry spokesperson, during a press briefing.
The 56-year-old resident of Birgunj Metropolitan City Ward 11, Shreepur, died on Thursday night at Gandak Covid Hospital, Birgunj, Gautam said.
According to Gautam, he had heart-related ailments and had been receiving intensive care on ventilator support.
He was admitted to the hospital on July 22 after he tested positive for the coronavirus on July 21.
The 35-year-old man from Birgunj-16 died at around 7:40 pm on Thursday at Gandak Covid Hospital.
According to Gautam, he had fever and breathing-related difficulties when he was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. He had tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday.
The 65-year-old man from Birgunj Ward 2, Chhapkaiya, died on Thursday morning. His swab samples were collected after his death, which tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday evening.
The 65-year-old woman from Birgunj-11 was living in Lalitpur. She died on Friday at Patan Hospital.
According to Gautam, she was a diabetic and had issues with blood pressure. She was admitted to Star Hospital for fever, cough and breathing-related ailments on July 21. She was transferred to Patan hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus the same day.
There has been an explosion of coronavirus infections in Birgunj of Parsa in recent days. The local administration has issued a prohibitory order in the city from July 25, suspecting community transmission of the disease.
Parsa has so far reported 10 Covid-19 related deaths, the highest for a district. According to the Health Ministry, the district has 259 active coronavirus cases as of Friday.
Samples of 41 people from Parsa, 32 from Kathmandu, 25 from Bajhnag, 18 from Kanchanpur, 16 from Darchula, 15 each from Morang and Kailali, 13 from Jhapa, 10 from Baitadi, five from Lalitpur, four from Bara, three each from Rautahat, Kaski, Dang and Doti, two each from Nuwakot, Myagdi, Nawalparasi (East), Gulmi and Dailekh, one each from Sarlahi, Dhanusha, Saptari, Bhaktapur, Makwanpur, Tanahun, Banke and Rupandehi tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, said Gautam.
Nepal had reported three Covid-19 related deaths and 274 new cases on Thursday while 210 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday. One Covid-19 related death and 311 new coronavirus infections were recorded on Tuesday. The ministry had detected three deaths and 139 cases on Monday and 130 new cases on Sunday. On Saturday, the country reported one Covid-19 related death and 109 new cases.
So far, 14,399 individuals have made successful recoveries after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Dr Gautam said 151 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours.
As many as 375,416 PCR tests have been performed in the country so far. Of them, 10,768 were carried out in the past 24 hours. Six districts—Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Rasuwa, Kavre, Manang and Mustang—don’t have any active cases, Gautam said.
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