KATHMANDU: On Friday, 112 individuals --53 women, 59 men --  were reported to have contracted the coronavirus infection in the Kathmandu valley.

90 of the 112 infections surfaced in Kathmandu while 13 and nine cases were detected in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, respectively.

According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Population, there are 2061 active infections in Kathmandu while the number of the same in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are 175 and 37.

So far, 98,033 people that had earlier contracted the disease have recovered in Kathmandu, 15551 in Lalitpur and 9015 in Bhaktapur.

Meanwhile, 490 people have succumed to Covid in Kathmandu, 158 in Lalitpur and 114 in Bhaktapur, till date.

Kathmandu continues to remain the only district with over 500 live infections while Bhojpur, Rukum West and Mugu have zero cases at present.

302 fresh cases were detected in Nepal today taking the total tally of infections to 268,948.