COVID-19 update: 1,255 new cases, 1,404 recoveries and 25 fatalities in 24 hours

Kathmandu / Nov. 2: With 1,255 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Sunday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 231,798.

“As many as 1,255 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its update.

Meanwhile, 1,404 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment institutional isolation or staying in home isolation recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. Nepal has now recorded 212,250 cases of recoveries.

Moreover, as many as 25 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours and with this, the national COVID-19 related death tally has reached 1,479.

Kathmandu Valley records 548 new cases on Sunday

The three districts of Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 548 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday.

Of the new cases, 244 are females and 304 are males.

As many as 422 cases were recorded in Kathmandu district while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur reported 61 and 65 cases respectively.

The number of active cases in Kathmandu at present is 7,633 while those of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are 1,518 and 648 respectively.