COVID-19 update: 2,736 new cases, 853 recoveries and 22 deaths in 24 hours

Kathmandu / Nov. 10: With 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally has jumped to 199,760.

As many as 2,736 persons were found with the novel coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, revealed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its daily update.

Currently, there are 38,035 active cases of COVID-19 and 1,058 people, mostly those who had returned from abroad are placed in quarantine.

Meanwhile, some 853 COVID-19 patients, either receiving treatment at various health facilities across the nation or staying in home isolation, recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. Nepal has now recorded 160,577 cases of recoveries until now.

Moreover, some 22 people succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours. With this, Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 1,148.

Kathmandu valley records 1,420 new cases

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Tuesday confirmed 1,420 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley.

Of the total 2,736 new infections recorded across the nation, 1,420 new cases, 603 females and 817 males, were recorded in the Valley itself.

Currently, there are 16,686 active cases of COVID-19 in Kathmandu. The capital city’s COVID-19 tally stands at 74,344 including 57,378 cases of recoveries and 280 fatalities.

Likewise, Bhaktapur has recorded 8,884 infections until now of which, 5,387 patients have already recovered while 73 succumbed to the infection. There are 1,224 active cases in Bhaktapur.

Lalitpur district has recorded 10,547 cases of novel coronavirus infection until now including 8,125 recoveries and 72 deaths. Currently, there are 2,350 active cases in Lalitpur.