Kathmandu valley logs 133 new coronavirus cases today

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 133 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Sunday.

Among the newly infected, 61 are females while 72 are males.

Of the total 270 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 103 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 25 and five cases respectively.

Currently, there are 1,862 active infections in Kathmandu, 152 in Lalitpur, and 27 in Bhaktapur. The total number of active cases throughout Nepal, as of today, is 3,312.

So far, 492 fatalities from Covid-19 have been reported in Kathmandu, 115 in Bhaktapur, and 158 in Lalitpur. The nationwide death-toll has advanced to 2,001 with seven Covid-related fatalities logged today.

Meanwhile, a total of 98,413 people have recovered from the infection in Kathmandu, 15,619 in Lalitpur, and 9,038 in Bhaktapur.

Kathmandu is the only district with over 500 active cases in the country. On the contrary, Kalikot, Rukum West, and Mugu are the three districts with zero live infections, as of today.