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MoHP reports 1,237 new COVID cases, 20 deaths on Sunday

Nationwide COVID tally hits 655,449; death toll reaches 9,382


Nepalnews
2021 Jul 11, 17:33, Kathmandu
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Sunday reported 1,688 new cases of coronavirus infection.

The Ministry of Health and Population Sunday confirmed the detection of 1,237 new cases of coronavirus infection. With this, the COVID count has reached 655,449.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Sunday reported 1,237 new cases of coronavirus infection. With this, the COVID count has reached 655,449. Additionally, 594 persons have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the antigen test.

Likewise, the MoHP has recorded 20 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The ministry on May 19 recorded 246 deaths, the highest daily number. As of Sunday, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 has reached 9,382. Presently, there are 26,173 active cases in Nepal.

Meanwhile, the three districts of Kathmandu valley have recorded 391 cases in the past 24 hours. Kathmandu logged 263 cases, Lalitpur logged 97 cases and Bhaktapur logged 31 cases, as per the data released by the MoHP.

According to the health ministry, a total of 9,218 tests were done in the past 24 hours. Of them, 5,535 were RT-PCR tests while 3,683 were Antigen tests.

As many as 1,533 patients of COVID-19 have recovered in the past 24 hours. As of Sunday, a total of 619,894 people have recovered from the viral disease, the data released by the MoHP showed. Presently, the recovery rate stands at 94.6 per cent.

Earlier, the MoHP on Saturday had reported 1,353 cases of coronavirus infection that had taken the nationwide tally to 654,212.

As of Saturday, a total of 3,415,475 persons have undergone the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Presently, there are 26,173 persons staying in isolation while 304 others have been placed in quarantine in the country.

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