Kathmandu: Covid-19 cases in Nepal surpassed 200,000 mark on Wednesday, country’s Ministry of Health and Population said.
The Himalayan country has been witnessing a surge in the Covid-19 cases in the recent months amid massive penetration of virus on the communities particularly in Kathmandu Valley, Xinhua reported.
According to the statistics released by Nepal’s health ministry on Wednesday, total Covid-19 cases in the Himalayan country reached 202,329 on Wednesday with 2,569 new cases.
According to the health ministry, nearly half of the cases have been reported in Kathmandu Valley.
The Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 3,770 within a day to 448,118, while 75 more deaths have pushed the toll to 14,836, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
According to the ministry, 3,241 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 378,982. The virus has spread to all the country’s 34 provinces, Xinhua reported.
Specifically, within the past 24 hours, West Java recorded 668 new cases, Jakarta 587, East Kalimantan 345, West Sumatra 254 and East Java 168.
No more new positive cases were found in two provinces, namely Gorontalo and Papua.