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2,933 diagnosed COVID-19 positive, Nepal’s tally jumps to 176,500



KATHMANDU: As many as 2,933 people have been diagnosed coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal’s COVID-19 has reached 176,500 with fresh cases as of Monday afternoon.

Altogether 13,446 sample tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.

A total of 3,150 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 137,992 in the country.

The recovery rate stands at 78.2 percent.

Nepal currently has 37,524 active cases.

Likewise, 2,119 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.

A total of 347 COVID-19 patients in Nepal are undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 74 have been put on ventilator support.

As many as 24 people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours taking the COVID-19 death tally in the country to 984, the Ministry confirmed.

Publish Date : 02 November 2020 17:49 PM

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