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 Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation South Korean volunteers join flood recovery efforts in Nepal’s Nuwakot Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Flood search halted, reconstruction efforts to accelerate 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 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Public Relations for a Soldier Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels
