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Nepal records highest single-day spike with 671 fresh cases of coronavirus

KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal recorded highest single-day spike with 671 cases of coronavirus on Thursday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 7848.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal recorded highest single-day spike with 671 cases of coronavirus on Thursday.


With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 7848, according to Jageshwar Gautam, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population.


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"671 persons tested positive for coronavirus during tests conducted at various health facilities across the country in the past 24 hours," Gautam told a daily media briefing this afternoon. 


The spokesperson informed that 19 persons who earlier tested positive for coronavirus were discharged after recovery in the past 24 hours. "With this,  a total of 1186 COVID-19 patients have returned home after recovery as of today," he said. 


Likewise, Nepal's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 22 with two fatalities in the past 24 hours, he said. 

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