12 October 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal has recorded as many as 4,047 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, with the recent data, the total number of cases reached 111,802 in the country as of Monday afternoon.
Ministry’s Spokesperson Dr. Jageshwor said that altogether 14,530 sample tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.
According to Dr. Gautam, 1,473 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 77,277 in the country.
Nepal’s recovery rate stands at 69.1 percent, he added.
Nepal currently has 33,880 active cases, he said.
Dr. Gautam stated that a total of 13,923 people are in institutional isolation and 19,957 others are in home isolation facilities.
Likewise, 4,831 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.
Similarly, he said that 279 infected ones are receiving treatment in ICU beds and 67 others are on ventilators across the country.
According to the Ministry of Health, 30 persons are undergoing treatment in ICU in Province 1, 20 in Province 2, 155 in Bagmati Province, six in Gandaki Province, 47 in Lumbini Province, 19 in Karnali Province, and two in Sudurpaschim Province.
Spokesperson Dr. Gautam also said that 15 in Province 1, 46 in Bagmati, and six in Lumbini Province are on the ventilator support.
Likewise, nine people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours taking the tally of coronavirus caused deaths in the country to 645, the Ministry confirmed.
