Kathmandu, Sept. 9: The Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday confirmed 464 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley.
In 11,167 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 464 persons, 145 females and 319 males, were found with the novel coronavirus infection, read the COVID-19 national update released by the ministry on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, 394 cases, 104 females and 290 males, were detected in Kathmandu, 36 cases, 20 females and 16 males, were detected in Bhaktapur and 34 cases, 21 females and 13 males were detected in Lalitpur.
Currently, all three districts have more than 500 active COVID-19 patients.
Moreover, some 1,081 new cases of novel coronavirus infection were recorded across the nation on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 49,219 including 3,882 cases of recovery and 312 death cases.
– The Rising Nepal
