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 tests done in Nepal: 449,474 (PCR: 181,371 + RDT: 268,103)

No. of tests in last 24 hours: 12,127

Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj, Bhairawaha (PCR Tests)

No. of cases: 9,561

Active cases: 7,789

Recovery: 2,142

Death: 23

New cases: 535

Contact Tracing: On going

Disclaimer: All information relayed as said by the spokesperson of MoHP.