Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates:
Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 347,063
No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 5,031
Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj, Bhairawaha (PCR Tests)
No. of cases: 19,063
Active cases: 5,129
Recovery: 13,875
Death: 49 (The deceased is a permanent resident of Bungal-3, Bajhang. The 65-year-old male was suffering from asthma and had returned from Bangalore, India on July 8. He succumbed to coronavirus on July 24 in his own house.)
New cases: 311
Contact Tracing: Ongoing
Mobile App: As per the mobile app and website of MoHP covid19.mohp.gov.np launched by MoHP, HamroSwasthya mobile app
Self-evaluation: 68,737
Red Zone: 532
Disclaimer: All information relayed as said by the spokesperson of MoHP.