Coronavirus in Nepal

 

The first case in Nepal was confirmed on 23 January 2020 When 31 Years old student, who had returned to Kathmandu from Wuhan on 9 January, tested positive for the disease. It was first case in South Asia.

The second case was on 23 march and then country-wide lockdown came into effect on 24 march 2020 and ended on 21 July 2020.

The first case of local transmission was confirmed on 4 April in Kailali District.

Some cases from 23 January 2020 to 16 may 2020 are shown as:

DATE	NEW CASES	DEATH
23 January	+1	0
23 March	+1	0
25 March	+1	0
27 March	+1	0
28 March	+1	0
2 April	+1	0
4 April	+3	0
12 April	+3	0
13 April	+2	0
14 April	+2	0
17 April	+14	0
18 April	+1	0
21 April	+11	0
22 April	+3	0
23 April	+3	0
24 April	+1	0
26 April	+3	0
28 April	+2	0
29 April	+3	0
1 May	+2	0
3 May	+16	0
5 May	+7	0
6 May	+17	0
7 May	+2	0
8 May	+1	0
9 May	+7	0
10 May	+1	0
11 May	+24	0
12 May	+83	0
13 May	+26	0
14 May	+6	0
15 May	+18	0
16 May	+14	+1

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Nepal

The first death of occurred on 16 May 2020.

As of 9 August 2020, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has confirmed a total of 22,592 cases, 16,313 recoveries, 73 deaths and 6,206 active cases in the country.

The viral disease has been detected in all 7 Provinces and 77 Countries of the country, with Province no 2 being the worst hit province.

In the meantime, 747,691 tests have been performed in 35 laboratories across the country.

 

As for Nepalese abroad, the Non-Resident Nepali Association has reported a total of 12,667 confirmed cases, 16,190 recoveries, and 161 deaths across 35 countries.