Situation Update #68 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Country Office for Nepal Reporting Date: 27 July – 2 August 2021

HIGHLIGHTS Data as of HEOC of MoHP Situation Report, 26 July 2021

• Of the total COVID-19 positive cases, 94.1% (658,122) of cases have recovered and 4.5% (31,629) of cases are active.

• Of the total active cases, 89.8% (28,405) cases are in home isolation; 10.1% (3,224) of cases are undergoing hospital/institutional isolation. While 2.1% (690) of active cases require ICU admission, 25.2% (175) of the ICU admitted patients require ventilator support.

• Fourteen districts have reported more than 500 active cases.

• Among the total new cases (16702) reported this week, 23.1% (3854) are from Kathmandu district. Most of the new cases about 34.2% (5708) have been reported from Kathmandu valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts), Bagmati Province.

• COVID-19 vaccination coverage status (as of 2 August 2021)

COVISHIELD Vaccine
First dose : 1,828,484
Second dose : 460308

SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell)
First dose : 2334767
Second dose : 728150

Johnson and Johnson Vaccine
Single Dose : 707,075