Kathmandu, July 26
The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 18,613 as of Sunday afternoon.
In his daily press briefing in Kathmandu, the ministry’s spokesperson Jageshwor Gautam said 130 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.
Of the total cases so far, 13,128 people have achieved recovery whereas 44 died, according to him. In the past 24 hours, 75 people have been discharged. Nepal’s current recovery rate is 70.5 per cent.
The other 5,440 cases are active currently.
The disease has spread across all 77 districts of the country. Of them, Rautahat, Kailali, and Bajura have more than 500 active cases each. Panchthar, Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha, Rasuwa, Mustang, and Manang do not have any active case.
Over 17,900 people are quarantined across the country, waiting to be tested.
