KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepal confirmed a total of 35 deaths linked with the novel coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours.
According to the health ministry, Nepal’s COVID-19 death tally has surged to 3,246 since the first fatality was reported on May 16 last year.
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Meanwhile, as many as 4,928 more people tested positive for the new variant of the virus on Thursday --- 4,831 through RT-PCR and 97 others through antigen tests. A total of 13,560 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
Rupandehi, another COVID-19 hotspot
Officials confirmed as many as 528 new cases in Rupandehi district in south-western Nepal. Similarly, Banke district also reported a scary number of 489 COVID-19 cases. The Kathmandu Valley, on the other hand, added 1,561 new infections on Thursday.
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