Nepal records 377 new cases, 170 recoveries and four death

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepal recorded 377 new cases of COVID-19 along with 170 recoveries and four deaths on Tuesday, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). 

As many as 9,149 samples were tested for COVID-19 on the same day. Of them, 339 PCR and 38 antigen tests were tested positive for the deadly virus. 

There are currently 7,745 active cases of COVID-19 across the country. Among them, 6,984 are in home isolation, 492 in institutional isolation, 219 in ICU’s and 59 on ventilators. Similarly, 98 are currently in quarantine facilities. So far, 11,482 people have died from the virus across the country. 

Meanwhile the Kathmandu Valley recorded 145 cases of the virus on Tuesday. Of them, 101 were recorded in Kathmandu, 11 in Bhaktapur and 33 in Lalitpur districts.