Nepal: highest-ever number of new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours at 9,196

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Nepal recorded a total of 9,196 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 9,023 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 173 have been tested positive through the Antigen method. According to the Ministry, 3,089 persons in Kathmandu, 643 in Lalitpur, and 374 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, making the capital valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 4,106 in past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry, 50 people have succumbed to COVID-19 related death in past 24 hours taking the death tally to 3,579 as of Friday afternoon.

Kharbahub.com report

Nepal: rise in coronavirus cases has similar trajectory to India driven by B117 and B1617

Nepal: rise in coronavirus cases has similar trajectory to India driven by B117 and B1617

Graph courtesy of OurWorldInData.org

 

** This post was originally published on May 7, 2021 **