Nepal

105 new Covid-19 cases registered on Sunday; nationwide tally hits 270,959

Nepal's active Covid-19 case count currently stands at 2,594.

By THT Online

Health workers conduct a Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the 52nd day of government imposed nationwide lockdown at a fruits and vegetables market in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Photo: THT

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 31

Nepal on Sunday reported 105 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 270,959.

Of the total cases, 41 are females while 64 are males.

In the last 24 hours, 68 cases surfaced in Kathmandu Valley. The capital hosts the highest number of active cases.

Likewise, 288 people who were earlier infected with the virus are reported to have recovered in the past 24 hours as per the latest data provided by health ministry. As of today, 266,336 individuals have recovered from the novel coronavirus infection. The recovery rate, as such, is 98.3 per cent.

Nepal's active Covid-19 case count currently stands at 2,594.

Meanwhile, two more fatalities from the disease have taken the total death-toll to 2,029.

According to the health ministry, 3,308 PCR tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. With this, a total of 2,071,007 PCR tests have been carried out in Nepal till date.

Currently, there are 102 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.

On Saturday, Nepal's coronavirus case count reached 270,854 with 109 newly confirmed cases.

Globally, over 103 million people have contracted the virus till date while 2.20 million deaths have been reported.