Number of Covid and dengue cases climbing in Nepal


Since January, as many as 180 people from 25 districts have tested positive for Covid, while 1,403 cases of dengue have been confirmed in 73 districts. - The Kathmandu Post/ANN

KATHMANDU: With the onset of the monsoon season, health facilities across the country started reporting a surge in infectious diseases, including dengue and Covid.

According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, 180 people from 25 districts have tested positive for Covid since January. At least 25 people tested positive for the deadly virus in the past one week alone. The number of people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours stands at eight.

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