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224 test positive for COVID-19 in Kathmandu Valley



KATHMANDU: As many as 224 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours.

Speaking at the regular press briefing Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Spokesperson at Ministry of Health and Population, said that 177 in Kathmandu, 33 in Lalitpur and 14 in Bhaktapur have tested coronavirus positive.

Similarly, 743 new cases of coronavirus infection across the country were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population shared in a daily press briefing on Monday afternoon.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases reached 32,678 in the country while 11,275 individuals are now quarantined.

The total death toll from coronavirus infection has reached 157.

Publish Date : 24 August 2020 17:26 PM

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