22 June 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal has reported 535 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health and Population stated that with the addition of the cases, Nepal’s tally has reached 9,561 as of Monday afternoon.
Among the newly-infected, 461 are males and 74 female said Spokesperson Dr. Jageshwor Gautam speaking at a regular press briefing this afternoon.
Meanwhile, 370 COVID-19 patients — 338 male and 32 female — have been discharged from different hospitals in the last 24 hours after recovering from the virus. With this, 2,142 have been discharged across the country so far.
In the last 24 hours, 6,198 samples have been tested through PCR, said Spokesperson Dr. Gautam.
According to him, 181,371 samples were tested through the PCR and 268,103 through the RDT so far.
At present7,789 people are in isolation and 90,730 are in quarantines across the country.
Nepal has not reported any new death in the past 24 hours. Nepal’s death toll stands at 23.
