18 June 2020, Kathmandu
A total of 671 new cases have been confirmed in Nepal in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population stated on Thursday.
With this, total cases in Nepal have reached 7,848 in a highest single-day spike.
Among the newly-infected, 591 are males and 80 females, said Spokesperson Dr. Jageshwor Gautam speaking at a regular press briefing this afternoon.
Meanwhile, 19 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from different hospitals in the last 24 hours after recovering from the virus. . With this 1,186 have been discharged across the country so far.
In the last 24 hours, 5,746 samples have been tested through PCR, said Spokesperson Dr. Gautam.
According to him, 155,518 samples were tested through the PCR and 243,075 through the RDT so far.
At present, 6,648 people are in isolation and 116,215 are in quarantines across the country.
Nepal’s death toll stands at 22.
