
Kathmandu, June 21
The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 9,026 as of Sunday afternoon.
In his daily press briefing in Kathmandu, the ministry’s spokesperson Jageshwor Gautam said 421 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.
Of total cases, 1,772 have achieved recovery whereas 23 died, according to him. One person has been confirmed dead due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
The disease has spread across 74 districts of the country.
In various parts of the country, more than 100,000 people have been quarantined waiting to be tested.