The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday confirmed the detection of 14 new cases of coronavirus infection. With this, the COVID count has reached 978,806. One has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the antigen test.
Likewise, the MoHP has recorded 0 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The ministry on May 19, 2021, recorded 184 deaths, the highest daily number. As of Friday, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 has reached 11,951. Presently, there are 243 active cases in Nepal.
Meanwhile, the three districts of Kathmandu Valley alone have recorded 10 cases in the past 24 hours. Kathmandu logged 10 cases, 0 in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, as per the data released by the MoHP.
As many as 19 patients of COVID-19 have recovered in the past 24 hours. As of Friday, a total of 966,612 people have recovered from the viral disease, the data released by the MoHP showed. Presently, the recovery rate stands at 98.8 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.2 per cent.
As of Friday, a total of 5,635,237 people have undergone the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Presently, there are 243 people staying in isolation while 106 others have been placed in quarantine in the country.
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