27 July 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal has confirmed 139 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, with the addition of the cases, total cases in Nepal have reached 18,752 as of Monday afternoon.
Speaking at a regular press briefing, Spokesperson at the Ministry, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam said 4,818 samples have been tested through PCR in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 626 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals and isolation centers after recovery. A total of 13,754 have recovered across the country so far.
At present, 4,950 people are in isolation and 16,379 are in quarantines.
Nepal reported three new deaths in the past 24 hours that took the death toll to 48, Spokesperson Dr. Gautam said.
