By Our Reporter
COVID-19 cases in Nepal have climbed to 402 with two deaths as of Wednesday.
The cases were high in State 2 and State 5 with one death each in Bagmati and State 5.
The first death from COVID-19 in Nepal was reported on Saturday from Sindhupalchowk where a 29 year woman died nine days after giving birth to a baby son. The second victim was a 21-year-old youth ob Banke who breathed last in quarantine. Both of them died in lack of proper treatment.
Majority of the infected are males. Of all the 402 identified infected as of Tuesday, 340 are males and 62 females.
The virus has now reached 36 districts, including the three districts of the Valley.
Of the 27 new cases were reported on Tuesday five were from the Valley. Other new cases were reported from Jhapa, Kapilvastu, Sarlahi, Morang, Sunsari, Makwanpur, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, Lamjung and Nawalparasi.
Likewise, State 5 has the highest infected persons with 176 cases followed by State 2 with 136 and State 1 with 54 cases. Bagmati State has 27, Sudurpaschim State has five, Gandaki four and Karnali State has one coronavirus case.
Karnali State witnessed its first COVID-19 case in Aathbis-1, Dailkeh on Monday.
The spike in cases in the valley and outside is blamed for the poor implementation of the lockdown. Cases increased rapidly after the 50th day of lockdown with as many as 80 cases on a single day.
Records of Nepal Police show that over 137,000 people entered the Kathmandu Valley in 57 days of lockdown. This shows how poorly the lockdown was enforced.
As of Tuesday morning, 137,468 people came to the Kathmandu Valley by 57,198 vehicles from five major entry points to the Valley. Within the same period, 943 people came to capital on foot, according to a record of Nepal Police Headquarters, Naxal.
Within the same period, 236,600 people left the Kathmandu Valley by 60,434 vehicles and 18,053 people left the Kathmandu Valley on foot.
The records of Nepal Police showed that on average 2,411 people entered the valley on a daily basis
Although Kathmandu Metropolitan City has proposed to seal off all the entry points to Kathmandu, the government has rejected it.
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