Nepal reports 114 new coronavirus cases, total climbs to 886

at 6:45 pm

New Delhi (NVI): 114 new positive Covid-19 cases have been reported from Nepal, taking the toll in the Himalayan nation to 886, according to local media reports.

The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, this is the first time more than 100 cases have been listed in a single day.

According to ministry, new cases were seen districts, including Baglung, Rautahat, Jhapa, Makawanpur, Saptari, Mahottari, Bara, Rautahat, Siraha, Dhanusha, Banke, Kapilvastu, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Rupandehi, Kailali, Achham, Syangja and Surkhet districts.

As many as 35 people have tested positive in Rautahat district today.

Likewise, Jhapa reported 17 news cases today. Dang reported 15 new cases, Baglung 6, Bara 8, Saptari 11, Surkhet 15, Banke 16, Siraha 2, and Rukum East 3.

So far, 47 districts have witnessed the transmission of COVID-19. As many as 103 cases have been detected in seven districts of Province 1, 324 cases have been seen in eight districts of Province 2, and 39 cases in 11 districts of Bagmati Province.

Similarly, 13 cases have been reported in four districts of Gandaki Province, 365 cases in nine districts of Province 5, 25 cases in three districts of Karnali Province, and 17 cases in five districts of Sudurpaschim Province.

Meanwhile, 28 people have been discharged from various health facilities across the country taking the total number of recoveries to 183.

At present, a total of four people have died of coronavirus in Nepal.