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 assembly seeks answers over alleged SSB border incursion Mongolia’s former prime minister calls on Education minister Nepal police arrest Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Nepal denies Malaysia recruitment syndicate allegations amid controversy Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’ Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November
