COVID Update: One dies, 48 recoveries

KATHMANDU: One person infected with COVID-19 died today.

According to Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) figures, in the tests of 2,436 persons today 166 were tested positive.

Similarly, 48 people returned home today after receiving treatment.

The Ministry said that the infection will continue to increase for a few more days.

Currently, there are 469 active infected people. In the Kathmandu valley, 24 people are being treated in isolation, 13 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and five on ventilators.

Omicron XVV 1.16, a new form of the COVID-19 that has been spreading in India, has detected in Nepal.