COVID-19 update: 1,044 new infections, 1,271 recoveries and 11 fatalities In Last 24 Hours

Kathmandu / Dec. 11: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday confirmed 1,044 new cases of COVID-19, taking the national tally to 246,694.

“A total of 1,044 persons were found with the novel coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours,” informed the MoHP in its daily update.

Currently, there are 12,148 active cases of COVID-19 and 519 persons, mostly those who had returned from abroad are stationed in quarantine.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,271 persons either staying in home isolation or receiving treatment in various health facilities recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in Nepal has spiked to 232,872.

Moreover, 11 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 1,674.

Kathmandu valley records 541 new Covid-19 cases

The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 541 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Friday.

Of the total 1,044 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 402 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 105 and 34 infections respectively.

Of those newly infected in the valley, 236 are females while 305 are males.

Currently, there are 4,554 active infections in Kathmandu, 944 in Lalitpur, and 378 in Bhaktapur. The total number of active cases throughout Nepal, as of today, is 12,148.

So far, 435 fatalities from Covid-19 have been reported in Kathmandu, 97 in Bhaktapur, and 131 in Lalitpur. The nationwide death-toll has advanced to 1,674.

Meanwhile, a total of 87,318 people have recovered from the infection in Kathmandu while 13,173 have recovered in Lalitpur, and 7,911 in Bhaktapur.

Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Kaski are the three districts to have over 500 active cases. Likewise, Manang is the only district with zero live infections at present.