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Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 136,036 with 3,790 new cases recorded on Monday

Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 136,036 with 3,790 new cases recorded on Monday

By THT Online

A health worker takes the nasal swab samples of people returning to Kathmandu, to test them for coronavirus infection, at Nagdhunga check point, on Monday, July 27, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU: Nepal registered 3,790 additional cases of coronavirus infection taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 136,036, on Monday. There are currently 40,778 active cases of infection while 4,470 people are staying at quarantine facilities across the country. A total of 2,335 people who had earlier contracted the disease have tested negative in the last 24 hours. So far, 94,501 people have recovered from Covid-19. Eighteen new fatalities have been reported today, taking the Covid-19 death toll to 757. On Sunday, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally advanced to 132,246 with 2,942 fresh infections.