Nepal records 475 new coronavirus cases, tally crosses 13,000-mark

By Shirish B Pradhan

Kathmandu, Jun 29 () Nepal's coronavirus tally crossed the 13,000-mark with the detection of 475 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday.

Of the new cases, 363 are males and 112 females, health ministry spokesperson Jageshwar Gautam said at his daily press briefing.

The COVID-19 tally in the country now stands at 13,248, he said, adding that the virus has so far claimed 29 lives.

As many as 3,134 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease. As on Monday, 10,085 were undergoing treatment at different health facilities across the country, the ministry said.

The health authorities have so far conducted 223,630 tests to detect coronavirus infection. SBP SCY SCY