COVID-19: 581 new cases with 168 in valley

Kathmandu, Aug 17 (RSS): A total of 581 new cases of Corona Virus was confirmed today, including 168 in Kathmandu valley. The new infections include 408 men and 173 women in the 11,520 sample tests carried out in laboratories across the country in the last 24 hours, according to Ministry of Health and Population. So far, 529,727 samples have been tested through the PCR method for Corona Virus.

The new cases in Kathmandu valley includes 139 in Kathmandu, 15 in Lalitpur and 14 in Bhaktapur, said MoHP Spokesperson Dr Jageswar Gautam at the routine daily press meet today. The total number of infection has reached 2,134 in the valley with 1,705 in Kathmandu, 147 in Bhaktapur and 282 in Lalitpur.