COVID-19 in Nepal: 32 people died in 27 days, who is more at risk?

KATHMANDU: The graph of COVID-19 infection in Nepal is rising. In the last two weeks, not only has the number of people infected with COVID-19 increased but so has the number of serious illnesses and deaths.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population’s regularly published information on the COVID-19 situation, 32 people died from COVID-19-related causes between July 17 and August 12. Twenty-six of them did not receive even one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, four received a second dose, and two received a booster dose.

All of the deceased were chronically ill, according to Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari, co-spokesperson for the ministry. One of the victims was 21 years old. He had a kidney transplant.

Others who die are also over the age of 50, he claims. He requested that all unvaccinated people be vaccinated because they are at high risk of COVID-19.

Currently, data on hospital admissions, health complications, and deaths of COVID-infected patients show that they were not vaccinated. According to the ministry, an unvaccinated person’s chances of becoming seriously ill or dying are ten times greater than a vaccinated person’s.

So far, 75.1 percent of the total population of 291 million 92 thousand 480 people have received one dose, with 70.7 percent receiving the full dose.

Similarly, 93.9 percent of the target population of 23,300,27,619 adults over the age of 12 received one dose, with 88.5 percent receiving the full dose.

The booster dose vaccine has been administered to 74 lakh 11 thousand 889 people. Nepal has imported a total of 61.7 million 76 thousand 770 vaccines thus far.

According to ministry data, 49.99 million 75 thousand 929 vaccines have been used since the beginning of the vaccination campaign.