गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Country records 843 new cases of COVID-19 Nepal Country records 843 new cases of COVID-19 KathmanduPati April 17, 2021 KATHMANDU – A total of 843 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. The new cases were confirmed from the 6,004 RT-PCR tests. The Ministry stated that two persons died of the virus infection in the same period. With the recent update, the number of coronavirus caseload reached 283,658 in the country. Of the latest infected ones, the number of children upto nine years old is 17 while the number of infected from age group 10-19 is 72. Likewise, the Ministry said that a total of 226 individuals got complete recovery from the virus in the past 24 hours. The recovery rate of the coronavirus in Nepal is 97 per cent. Among the infected ones, 100 are receiving treatment in ICU and 38 others are in ventilators including 20 in the Katmandu valley. At present, a total of 5,401 people are in home isolation and 507 other are in institutional isolation beds. Meanwhile, health desks have been set up in major border points along Nepal-India border to confirm the status of corona infection on Nepalis arriving home from the Indian cities. Write your comments RELATED NEWS More than 800 historical Nepali documents handed over to National… Nepal Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel to visit UK Nepal sees 12% rise in tourist arrivals in September despite… Nepal urges faster climate finance as losses mount from disasters Nepal name squad for Cricket World Cup League 2 Nepal, Malaysia agree to act against syndicates affecting migrant workers Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month8 TRENDING Arrival lounge of TIA-domestic to be expanded Ex-Gurkha servicemen submit memo to UK PM Johnson As cadres suddenly start chanting slogan against MCC compact, Prachanda stops them Traffic Police launches awareness campaign against second wave of COVID-19 Six police personnel suspended for taking bribes from service recipients National Food Bank established at investment of Rs 2 billion Provincial Assembly session of Province 1 postponed for indefinitely 600 oxygen cylinders to be flown from Oman to Nepal on Saturday
