18/08/2020
New Case Alert:
1,016 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nepal. 138 from Kathmandu, 50 from Lalitpur, 17 from Bhaktapur, 21 from Kavrepalanchok, 49 from Chitwan, 2 from Dhading, 2 from Dolakha, 30 from Makwanpur, 1 from Sindhuli, 3 from Sindhupalchok, 21 from Jhapa, 108 from Morang, 8 from Sunsari, 1 from Khotang, 1 from Okhaldhunga, 1 from Panchthar, 2 from Udayapur, 3 from Sankhuwasabha, 42 from Bara, 64 from Dhanusha, 24 from Mahottari, 128 from Parsa, 37 from Rautahat, 3 from Saptari, 107 from Sarlahi, 16 from Siraha, 3 from Baglung, 2 from Gorkha, 16 from Kaski, 1 from Lamjung, 4 from East Nawalparasi, 1 from Syangja, 2 from Tanahu, 6 from Banke, 9 from Bardiya, 1 from Dang, 19 from Kapilvastu, 1 from West Nawalparasi, 1 from Rolpa, 14 from Rupandehi, 5 from Dailekh, 1 from West Rukum, 1 from Surkhet, 2 from Darchula, 46 from Doti, 1 from Kailali and 1 from Kanchanpur.
Now, total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Nepal reached to 28,257. 13,461 RT-PCR done in last 24 hours in Nepal.
7 new deaths of COVID-19 positive patients in Nepal: 1 male from Kavre, 1 male from Nawalparasi, 1 male from Morang, 1 male from Dhanusha, 1 male from Banke, 1 male from Kaski and 1 female from Tanahun. Now, total number of death of COVID-19 positive patients in Nepal has reached to 114 in Nepal.
Meanwhile, 85 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from respective hospitals recently after recovery in Nepal. After this total number of recovered cases has reached to 17,580 (which is 62.2% of total confirmed cases) in Nepal.
Source: MoHP Media briefing (4:15 PM)