Research Article

Estimation of Underreported Cases of Infections and Deaths from COVID-19 for Countries with Limited and Scarce Data: Examples from Nepal

Table 6

COVID-19 tests conducted in Nepal.

RegionsNo. of testing centersCOVID-19 tests conducted in 24 hours
1 Feb1 April19 May1 June
TestsPositiveTestsPositiveTestsPositiveTestsPositive

Province 1913544081227512082240852
Province 2831144416386902058424
Bagmati423590125324910010747349175472738
Gandaki3123221802413394991085394
Lumbini9253730020291210272902506
Karnali213000684352495206
Sudurpaschim4003231544797820165
Nepal7741451594213152211398064171475285
Kathmandu valley3433161163204999971310158863065

Source: COVID-19 updates, Government of Nepal.