New Delhi (NVI): Nepal reported 279 new cases of coronavirus today, taking the national tally to 4,364, according to local media reports.
The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, “Of the infected, 4,055 are males and 309 are females.”
In the last 24 hours, 257 males and 22 females from Morang, Chitwan, Sunsari, Jhapa, Udaypur, Nawalpur, Sarlahi, Kapilvastu, Nalwaparasi West, Palpa, Pyuthan, Rupandehi, Banke, Bardiya, Saptari, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Surkhet, Darchula, Kailali, Dadeldhura, Dhading, Dhanusha, Gorkha Nuwakot, Rautahat, Sindhupalchowk, Siraha, and Kanchanpur districts.
At present, 72 of the 77 districts and all the Provinces have witnessed the transmission of COVID-19 virus in the country, as per media reports.
The ministry also said that, 257,962 samples have been tested for coronavirus in Nepal so far. Of these, 1,00971 samples were tested through the PCR and 156,991 through the RDT.
So far, 15 people have died of coronavirus in Nepal.
At present, 674 people have been cured form the virus and discharged.
