KATHMANDU: With as many as 91 cases, Parsa is the worst-hit district, as of Monday, in Nepal that has been whacked by the coronavirus pandemic.
The district has been declared a red zone and relaxation seems distant.
As of May 18, Nepal has recorded a total of 357 coronavirus confirmed cases with Parsa as the worst-hit district.
Banke district has reported 81 cases, including 47 on Monday, while Kapilvastu has 42 cases.
Likewise, Udaypur, considered a hotbed, has 33 cases so far with 28 cases in Rupandehi district, according to the Ministry of Health.
Likewise, Rautahat has 22 cases while seven cases each have been detected in Kathmandu and Dhanusa.
Kailali, Dang and Bara have reported four cases each, with three cases each from Chitwan, Sarlahi, Morang, Dhading and Mahottari. Likewise, Baglung, Jhapa, Bardiya and Bhaktapur have reported two cases each.
Similarly, Gulmi, Dhankuta, Bhojpur, Saptari, Siraha, Kanchanpur, Nawalparasi (West), Nawalparasi (East), Kavre, Sindhupalchowk and Makwanpur have reported one Covid-19 case each.
According to the ministry, 36 patients have been discharged after recovery. However, three patients have been readmitted in the isolation facilities after they tested positive in retests.
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