Corona updates: 1,281 people infected in last 24 hours

April 19, Kathmandu - In the last 24 hours, an additional 1,281 people have been confirmed infected with the coronavirus in Nepal. According to the Ministry of Health and population, corona was confirmed by PCR in 1,227 people and antigen test in 54 people. At the same time, the total number of corona infections in Nepal has reached 285,900.

According to the ministry, 255 corona-infected people were discharged on Monday. With this, the number of discharges has reached 275,555 so far. The number of active infected people across the country is 7,254. In the last 24 hours, 7,001 PCRs and 547 antigens have been tested across the country.

In the last 24 hours, nine more corona infections have died, according to the ministry. At the same time, the death toll from Corona has reached 3,091 so far. In the last 24 hours, 634 infected people have been added in Kathmandu Valley. According to the ministry, 505 corona infected were confirmed in Kathmandu, 32 in Bhaktapur and 97 in Lalitpur.