Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 3,040 with one more death
With 303 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours, the active case count stands at 2,961, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Shutterstock
Nepal on Sunday reported one more Covid-19 related fatality, pushing the death toll to 3,040. The country also recorded 303 new cases.
The overall infection tally has reached 280,028 with 2,961 active cases.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 274,027 infected people have recovered from the disease so far, 141 of them in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu Valley recorded 154 new infections in the past 24 hours. Of them, 128 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, 15 in Lalitpur and 11 in Bhaktapur.
In the past 24 hours, 162 new infections were recorded in Bagmati Province, 51 in Gandaki, 46 in Lumbini, 22 in Province 1, five in Province 2, four in Sudurpaschim and 13 in Karnali province.
A total of 3,125 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours, according to the data released by the ministry.
Until Sunday, 89 individuals infected with the virus were being treated in intensive care units across the country. Fifteen others—14 in Bagmati and one in one in Sudurpaschim—were on ventilator support.
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