Nepal: Over 50 percent active cases of COVID-19 are recorded in Kathmandu Valley

Published On: December 30, 2020 07:05 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Nepal recorded 511 new cases, 600 recoveries and seven fatalities linked with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: With 312 new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) detected across the Kathmandu Valley in the past 24 hours, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in the country’s federal capital has reached 3,500 as of Wednesday afternoon. The number is 55.55 percent of total active cases reported across Nepal.

In the past 24 hours, Nepal recorded as many as 511 new cases of COVID-19 out of 5,110 swab samples tested, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The Health Ministry also confirmed seven more deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

With 600 people recovering from the COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally has reached 251,912.

There are currently 2,823 COVID-19 patients staying in home isolation, 217 in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 37 others on ventilator support across the country.

 


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