JANAKPUR, May 6: Madhesh Province has no new cases of COVID-19 reported lately.
With all eight districts in the Province having no new cases of Coronavirus infection for some time, the Province has been declared free from COVID-19.
Shuklaphanta declared fully-vaccinated municipality
According to Madhesh Province Health Directorate Director Bijay Kumar Jha, around 82 percent of the targeted communities in the province have been fully vaccinated against the flu-like infection so far.
The Province has recorded 41,417 COVID-19 infection cases so far. Among them, 40,355 recovered, according to the Directorate. A total of 1,062 people have succumbed to the deadly infection in the province so far, shared Jha.
According to him, mandatory display of vaccination cards to avail public services and continuous vaccination drive by health workers and people's representatives led to a wider coverage of vaccination and negligible cases of COVID-19 in the province.
(RSS)
