Kathmandu valley logs 279 new coronavirus cases on Friday
KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 279 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Friday.
Of the total 608 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 212 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 47 and 20 infections respectively.
Of those newly infected in the valley, 115 are females while 164 are males.
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Currently, there are 3,116 active infections in Kathmandu, 484 in Lalitpur, and 213 in Bhaktapur. The total number of active cases throughout Nepal, as of today, is 7,092.
So far, 459 fatalities from Covid-19 have been reported in Kathmandu, 98 in Bhaktapur, and 144 in Lalitpur. The nationwide death-toll has advanced to 1,816.
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Meanwhile, a total of 92,295 people have recovered from the infection in Kathmandu while 14,371 have recovered in Lalitpur and 8,448 in Bhaktapur.
At present, Kathmandu is the only district in the country with over 500 active cases while Mugu and Rukum West have zero live infections.
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