KATHMANDU: In the last 24 hours, an additional 4,929 people have been found infected with the coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 4,831 people were found infected in 12,597 RT-PCR tests.
Another 35 people have died from the coronavirus infection within 24 hours. Likewise, the number of deaths due to coronavirus infection in Nepal has reached 3,246.
Currently, the number of active cases of coronavirus in Nepal has reached 34,117. Of them, 30916 are in home isolation and 3201 are in institutional isolation.
Of the active infected, 337 are in ICU and 107 in ventilator.
Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 1561 people in Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry, 1,127 people in Kathmandu, 182 in Bhaktapur and 252 in Lalitpur have been found infected with coronavirus.
Similarly, coronavirus infection was confirmed in 89 children under 9 years of age and 295 coronavirus infections under 10 to 19 years were found on Thursday.
