गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ COVID-19: Country records 8,850 new cases; 88 deaths Nepal COVID-19: Country records 8,850 new cases; 88 deaths KathmanduPati May 09, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – The country on Sunday recorded a total of 8,850 new cases of COVID-19 as the second wave of the crisis and its more contagious variant is raging across the country. In the past 24 hours, a total of 18,787 RT-PCR tests and 600 antigen tests were conducted. With this, the number of the infected individuals to date reached 394,667. The Ministry stated that Kathmandu district recoded 3,161 new cases, 504 in Bhaktapur and 533 in Lalitpur district. Similarly, altogether 4,022 got recovered in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.Likewise, the virus killed 52 individuals in the past 24 hours and 26 COVID-19 related deaths of the previous days were also announced on Sunday, taking the national death to 3,720 so far. Presently, the number of active cases is counted at 88,160 while 302,787 have been cured to date. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Germany to provide 37.6 million Euro for Nepal’s socio-economic development Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
