COVID-19 update: 1,343 new cases, 2,111 recoveries and 13 fatalities

Kathmandu, Dec. 3: With 1,343 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Thursday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 237,589.

“As many as 1,343 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the last 24 hours,” informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its update.

Meanwhile, 2,111 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 220,272 cases of recoveries.

Moreover, as many as 13 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours and with this, the national COVID-19 related death tally has reached 1,551.

561 additional cases in Kathmandu valley

A total of 561 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported from the three districts of Kathmandu Valley on Thursday.

Of the new cases, 250 are females and 311 are males.

As many as 455 cases were recorded in Kathmandu district while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur reported 80 and 26 cases respectively.

The number of active cases in Kathmandu at present is 6,337 while those of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are 1,276 and 585 respectively.