Nepal logs eight new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday

KATHMANDU: Nepal has recorded eight new cases of Covid-19 on  Saturday. No deaths were reported today.

According to the  Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), a total of 2,655 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Currently, the number of infected ones stands at 1,758. Similarly, 210 infected persons got rid of the virus in the latest update. The recovery rate is 98.6 percent.

Only the Kathmandu district has more than 200 infected persons at present.

There are nine districts having no infection. They are Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Ramechhap, Manang, Mustang, Purba Rukum, Bajura, Kanchanpur, Dolpa, Humla and Jumla. The infection rate is 17.7 percent.

Currently, 1,717 infected ones are getting recovery in home isolation, 41 in institutional isolation, 19 in ICU, and two on ventilator support. In the last 24 hours, 47,701 persons were vaccinated against coronavirus. RSS