BUTWAL: As many as 1,108 children have been infected from COVID-19 in Province 5.
According to the Ministry of Social Development, Pyuthan has the highest number — 433 — of the infected children as of Sunday.
A total of 177 children have been infected in Dang and 156 in Bardiya.
There are 84 infected children in Gulmi, 72 in Rupandehi, 58 in Kapilvastu, 52 in Banke and 25 each in Palpa and Arghakhanchi.
Similarly, 14 people have been infected in Nawalparasi West, 9 in Rukum East and 3 in Rolpa.
Among the infected children, 92 children are undergoing treatment, Pushparaj Poudel, Information Officer at the Ministry said.
He said that the number of children getting infected has increased due to mingling with children while living in infected persons in home isolation and people not taking health precautions.
“Children do not know how to avoid it. They can be protected only if parents are aware,” he said.
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