410 infections logged in Kathmandu, 97in Lalitpur and 80 in Bhaktapur

KATHMANDU, JULY 13

Nepal's coronavirus caseload reached 658,778 on Tuesday with 1,639 more people testing positive for the infection in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 623,105 with 2,078 discharges logged today.

On the other hand, the countrywide Covid-19 mortality toll shifted to 9,412 with 12 more fatalities.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, 11,012 total tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 7,058 were PCR tests while 3,954 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 3,430,222 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed 759 positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests amount to 2,398.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 94.6 %, while the fatality rate stands at 1.5%.

The country's active Covid-19 case count currently is 26,261 with daily recoveries exceeding daily infections.

The capital recorded as many as 410 infections today, registering an increase in daily numbers compared to yesterday, while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur recorded 97 and 80 respectively, also marking a slight increase.

On Monday, the figures in the three districts of the valley were 289, 90 and 54.

So far, a total of 3,714,937 people have received coronavirus vaccine across the country, of which 2,611,807 have received the first dose while only 1,103,130 individuals have been inoculated with both the doses and are fully vaccinated.

Currently, there are 299 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.

On Monday, Nepal's coronavirus case count had reached 657,139 with 1,690 more people testing positive for the infection.

Globally, over 188 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus while 4 million people have lost their lives to the disease.

Likewise, over 172 million people have recovered while more than 12 million cases are still active.