New Delhi (NVI): 380 new positive coronavirus cases have been reported from Nepal, taking the toll in the Himalayan nation to 6,591, according to local media reports.
The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, “Of the infected, 6,092 are males and 499 are females.”
At present, 73 districts and all the Provinces have witnessed the transmission of COVID-19 virus. Thus, four of 77 districts in the country are still untouched by the pandemic, as per media reports.
Meanwhile, 117 people have been discharged following recovery, of which 109 are males while eight are females, have been reported to have recovered from the infection today.
The ministry also said that, 367,257 samples have been tested for coronavirus in Nepal so far. Of these, 143,738 samples were tested through the PCR and 223,519 through the RDT.
A total of 1,198 people have been discharged after recovery in Nepal and 19 have died so far.
