गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Chandragiri Municipality reports five COVID-19 causalities and 551 cases Nepal Chandragiri Municipality reports five COVID-19 causalities and 551 cases KathmanduPati October 09, 2020 File photo Kathmandu: The largest municipality in the Bagmati State, Chandragiri Municipality, has recorded five deaths from COVID-19 so far while a total of 551 have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Thursday evening. Five people who succumbed to the flu-like infection were from ward no 3, 5, 9 and 14. The municipality which has a total of 15 wards, reported ward no 8 to have the highest cases of infection at 104. According to Municipality spokesperson Haribhakta Maharjan, the lowest number of COVID-19 cases were reported from ward no 2, which had eight. Altogether, 10,000 people have undergone PCR test until date, informed Maharjan, adding that 343 infected persons have returned home upon recovery. Similarly, 165 persons were availing treatment at home-isolation while 38 were receiving treatment at various health facilities across the Kathmandu Valley. The Municipality has converted various community schools to quarantine facilities. Over Rupees 20 million has been spent on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the municipality, shared Mayor Ghanashyam Giri. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels
