By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Feb. 22: The government has fully vaccinated 63.4 per cent of Nepal’s total population of nearly 30 million against COVID-19 as of today, a new milestone. The government has set a target to inoculate the entire population by mid-April.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), of the total 47,882,800 doses of the vaccines imported by the country until now, 37,755,427 doses have been safely administered to date.
The first doses of the vaccination have covered 73.2 per cent of the population while the full doses have covered 63.4 per cent. Similarly, the first dose and second dose or full dose coverage for those aged 18 year and above stands at 90.8 per cent and 81.0 per cent respectively.

With only two months left to meet the target, 36.6 per cent of the population remains to be vaccinated against the disease. According to the MoHP, the vaccination for all adolescents aged 12-17 years stands at 88.0 per cent with the first dose and 65.0 per cent with the full dose.

As per the MoHP data, 18,365,652 people have received their first shots while 18,497,689 have received their full dose. Similarly, 906,533 people have received additional doses as of Monday. The MoHP administered 873,438 doses of the vaccines in the last 24 hours.

COVID-19 national tally through PCR test at 975,806
Meanwhile, the MoHP on Monday recorded 388 new cases of COVID-19. Of them, 247 were detected through PCR tests and 141 through antigen tests.
According to the MoHP, the nationwide COVID-19 tally through PCR method reached 975,806 and that through antigen tests reached 138,738.

Of the total 8,140 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, 5,225 were Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) while 2,915 were antigen tests, informed the MoHP.
According to the MoHP, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 96 new infections over that period. Of these, 77 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, eight in Bhaktapur and 11 in Lalitpur. In the past 24 hours, 54 new infections were recorded in Province 1; seven in Madhes Province; 123 in Bagmati; 28 in Gandaki; 21 in Lumbini; four in Karnali and five in Sudhurpaschim Province.

The active caseload declined to 11,282 on Monday. Of the active cases, 463 patients are admitted to various health facilities while the remaining 10,819 are in home isolation.
Similarly, 139 individuals infected with the virus are being treated in intensive care units across the country. Another 19 patients are receiving treatment with ventilator support.
Meanwhile, 1,205 COVID-19 patients recovered from the infection during that period. Nepal has now recorded 952,599 cases of recovery.

The country also reported four deaths related to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,925. The recovery rate of COVID-19 has increased to 97.6 per cent and death rate is 1.2 per cent as of today.