Nepal reports 426 new COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 8,274

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New Delhi (NVI): Nepal reported 426 new cases of coronavirus today, taking the national tally to 8,274, according to local media reports.

The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, Of the newly infected, 338 are males and 88 females. In total, 7,567 males and 707 females have been recorded to have contracted the disease, so far.

As of today, 73 of the 77 districts in the country have witnessed the transmission of COVID-19 virus, as per media reports.

In the last 24 hours, 6,231 samples have been tested through PCR. With this 161,749 samples were tested through the PCR and 247,874 through the RDT so far.

Meanwhile, no coronavirus transmission related fatalities were reported today in Nepal.

-RJV