New Delhi (NVI): Nepal registered 90 new cases of coronavirus, the highest single day spike, taking the national tally to 772, according to local media reports.
The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, among the new infected, 26 cases hail from Kapilvastu, 22 from Rautahat and 12 from Surkhet.
Likewise, eight cases from Banke district, five from Siraha, three from Bara, two each from Mahottari, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi and Syangja, one each from Dhanusha, Rupandehi, Kailali and Achham district have been reported.
Additionally, two people from Jumla, working in Bara, have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.
The health condition of all patients is normal and they are in contact with health officials, the ministry added.
As of today, 46 districts have witnessed the transmission of COVID-19. As many as 86 cases have been detected in seven districts of Province 1, 268 cases have been seen in eight districts of Province 2, and 38 cases in 11 districts of Bagmati Province.
Likewise, seven cases have been reported in four districts of Gandaki Province, 331 cases in eight districts of Province 5, 25 cases in three districts of Karnali Province, and 17 cases in five districts of Sudurpaschim Province, the ministry data shows.
So far, four people have died of coronavirus in Nepal.
At present, 155 people have been cured form the virus and discharged.
