Overview

• A 39-year-old woman died of Covid-19 at Biratnagar’s Nobel Medical College on June 24, ending Nepal’s more than two-year streak without a virus-related fatality.
• Testing data show eight new infections in the past 24 hours and over 25 cases in the last week, bringing the national total to 180 across 25 districts since January.
• Whole-genome sequencing of 14 recent swab samples confirmed that multiple Omicron sub-variants are responsible for the current outbreak.
• Bagmati Province leads with 129 recorded cases, while Sudurpaschim, Madhes, Koshi, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces have also reported new infections.
• The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has trained over 150 health workers in field epidemiology to support provincial response and surveillance efforts.