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Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 75 with two more deaths; 380 new cases confirmed
According to the Health Ministry, one man from Kaski and a woman from Parsa are the latest casualties.Post Report
Nepal on Sunday reported two more deaths, taking the national Covid-19 toll to 75.
According to the Health Ministry, one man from Kaski district and a woman from Parsa district died due to Covid-19-related complications on August 8.
“A 62-year-old man from Pokhara Metropolitan City in Kaski district, who was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences after testing positive for the coronavirus on August 1, died on August 8,” said Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Jageshwor Gautam, during a regular press briefing.
The deceased was a diabetic and was receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the hospital.
Another victim, a 20-year-old woman from Birgunj Metropolitan City Ward-2 of Parsa district, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Narayani Temporary Corona Special Hospital.
“She was suffering from Hypo-thyroidism and a test conducted on her swab samples collected posthumously came back positive for the virus,” said Gautam.
The ministry also confirmed 380 new cases from the 8,515 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests performed in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 22,972.
Samples of 90 individuals from Kathmandu, 73 from Parsa, 37 from Dhanusa, 28 from Morang, 21 from Banke, 17 each from Saptari and Kapilvastu; 15 from Mahottari, 10 from Rupandehi, eight from Doti, seven from Chitwan, six from Sunsari, four each from Siraha, Jhapa, Sarlahi, Bara, Nawalparasi (East), Dang and Jumla; three each from Nuwakot and Dadeldhura; two each from Lalitpur, Bardiya, Surkhet and Kalikot; and one each from Rautahat, Sindhuli, Ramechhap, Sindhupalchok, Dhading, Parbat, Palpa, Dailekh and Baitadi tested positive.
Nepal, on Saturday, had reported three more Covid-19-related deaths and 378 new cases. On Friday, the country recorded five deaths and 464 new cases while five deaths and 360 new cases were reported on Thursday. The country reported two deaths and 381 new cases on Wednesday, compared to one death and 259 new cases on Tuesday. On Monday, 418 new cases were detected.
The ministry said 16,353 individuals have made successful recoveries after being diagnosed with Covid-19. The ministry said 40 persons were discharged in the past 24 hours.
As many as 443,804 PCR tests have been performed in the country so far.
Five districts—Khotang, Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Manang and Mustang—don’t have any active cases, according to the ministry.
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