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.