Kathmandu, June 20: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed 331 new cases of COVID-19 today.
As many as 331 persons including 282 males and 49 females were found with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, informed Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.
The new cases of virus infection were found in Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Bara, Baglung, Baitadi, Gulmi, Dadeldhura, Doti, Kailali, Kathmandu, Nawalparasi (East), Nawalparasi (West), Palpa, Ramechhap, Rautahat, Rupandehi, Dhading, Bhaktapur, Syangja, Tanahun, Banke, Bardiya, Rukum (West), Dang and Pyuthan.
The virus has now spread to 74 out of 77 districts.
Meanwhile, 176 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various hospital and isolation centers accross the country in the last 24 hours after recovering from the virus.
With this, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 8,605, including 1,578 cases of recovery and 22 death cases.
– The Rising Nepal
