Nepal's coronavirus tally close to 75,000

Nepal's coronavirus tally inched closer to 75,000 on Monday with 1,351 new cases, while number of recoveries increased to 54,640.

death toll from pathogen increased to 481 with four more fatalities. total vel coronavirus cases increased to 74,745 while 54,640 people have recuperated, taking recovery rate to 73.09 per cent, Ministry of Health and Population said.

re are 19,624 active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to ministry data. three districts of Kathmandu Valley, including capital city, reported 817 new cases on Monday.

A total of 998,407 real-time polymerase chain reaction tests have so far been carried out throughout country to confirm COVID-19 infections.Of m, 10,080 tests were conducted at various labs in past 24 hours.

According to ministry, seven districts- Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Morang, Siraha, Chitwan and Rupandehi- have more than 500 active cases of coronavirus disease while five or districts, including Manang, Mustang, Dolpa, Mugu and Humla do t have a single infection case. 

(Im Credits:PTI)