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215 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Kathmandu Valley on Thursday

215 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Kathmandu Valley on Thursday

By THT Online

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KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 215 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday. Of the total 403 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 189 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 23 and three infections respectively. Currently, there are 2,332 active infections in Kathmandu, 287 in Lalitpur, and 92 in Bhaktapur. The total number of active cases throughout Nepal, as of today, is 4,426. So far, 485 fatalities from Covid-19 have been reported in Kathmandu, 113 in Bhaktapur, and 152 in Lalitpur. The nationwide death-toll has advanced to 1,943 with six more Covid-related fatalities logged today. Meanwhile, a total of 96,711 people have recovered from the infection in Kathmandu while 15,266 have recovered in Lalitpur and 8,880 in Bhaktapur. Kathmandu is the only district with over 500 active cases in the country. On the contrary, Kalikot, Rukum West, Mugu, Bajura are the four districts with zero live infections, as of today.