Active Covid-19 cases nil in seven districts of Karnali Province

Active COVID-19 infection cases in seven districts in Karnali Province have dropped to nil, according to the Health Service Division under the Ministry of Social Development of the province. Those districts that have recorded nil infection cases are Dailekh, Jajarkot, Salyan, Rukum West, Kalikot, Humla and Mugu. 

There are 1,684 recovery cases in Dailekh while 693 in Salyan, 331 in Kalikot, 257 in Rukum West, 159 in Jajarkot, 61 in Humla and 41 in Mugu. 

Now remaining three districts in the province have active infection cases. Surkhet has recorded 27 active infection cases, Jumla three and Dolpa one. Of the infection cases in Surkhet, two are in isolation at Province Hospital in Surkhet and 25 at home isolation. 
Likewise, other infected people are at home isolation. Of 97,239 PCR tests in the province, 7,534 were tested positive for the infection. The province reported 31 deaths from the infection. 

Similarly, 136 people were tested positive for the virus through rapid antigen test.