Nepal records highest single-day infections with tally reaching to 51,919

 The coronavirus tally recorded a highest spike – in a day – today to 51,919 as 1,454 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours.

Likewise, a large number of people were also discharged upon recovery in the last 24 hours, according to the spokesperson of the Health Ministry Dr Jageshwor Gautam. 

“So far, some 36, 672 people have recovered from the disease in the country till date,” he said, adding that there are 14, 925 active cases of infection as of today, while 6,078 people are under quarantine. “Likewise, five fatalities – Four men and a woman – were registered today with which the Covid-19 death tally has reached 322.”

Some 110 individuals from Province 2, some 96 from Bagmati Province, some 48 from Province 5, some 35 from Province 1, some 18 from Gandaki Province, some 10 from Sudurpaschim Province, and five from Karnali Province have died of Covid-19 so far, he added. 

On Wednesday, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally had crossed 50,000 mark. 

The Kathmandu Valley also recorded the highest daily coronavirus cases with 696 new infections. “Of them, some 620 were confirmed in Kathmandu, and 38 each in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts,” Gautam said, adding that as of today, the number of cases in the Valley has reached 10,708. “The number of active infections in Kathmandu district is now above 5500.”

Kathmandu still remains the district with the most number of live Covid-19 cases in Nepal. The number of infected people continued spiraling, despite the government extended the restrictions until September 17, with some relaxations. 

According to the ministry, as of today, the government has carried out 821,186 PCR tests across the country. “A total of 10,701 PCR tests were carried out in the past 24 hours,” Gautam confirmed, adding that the number of districts with 500+ live cases has decreased significantly. “Some 12 districts had a large number of cases earlier at one point, at present Sunsari, Sarlahi, Kathmandu, Chitwan and Rupandehi are the only five districts with over 500 active infections.”

Likewise, seven districts – Dolpa, Mugu, Humla, Solukhumbu, Myagdi, Mustang and Manang – have zero active infections.