The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Wednesday reported 1,511 new cases of coronavirus infection. With this, the COVID count has reached 627,854. Additionally, 910 persons have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the antigen test.
Likewise, the MoHP has recorded 81 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The ministry on May 19 recorded 246 deaths, the highest daily number. As of Wednesday, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 has reached 8,894. Presently, there are 50,520 active cases in Nepal.
Meanwhile, the three districts of Kathmandu valley have recorded 497 cases in the past 24 hours. Kathmandu registered 346 cases, Lalitpur 94 cases and Bhaktapur registered 57 cases, as per the data released by the MoHP.
As many as 3,558 patients of COVID-19 have recovered in the past 24 hours. As of Wednesday, a total of 568,440 people have recovered from the viral disease, the data released by the MoHP showed. Presently, the recovery rate stands at 90.5 per cent.
Earlier, the MoHP on Tuesday had reported 3,703 cases of coronavirus infection that had taken the nationwide tally to 626,343.
As of Wednesday, a total of 3,295,514 persons have undergone the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Presently, there are 50,520 persons staying in isolation while 425 others have been placed in quarantine in the country.
More than 179.32 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide while at least 4,042,891 people have died from COVID-19, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December, a Reuters tally showed as of 4:11 pm, on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
