KATHMANDU: COVID-19 has spread to all 77 districts of Nepal after cases reported in Rasuwa district of Bagmati Province on Saturday.

According to Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health, nine people from Rasuwa were found to have coronavirus infection during the test conducted at the National Public Health Laboratory, Teku.

Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in eight women and one man of Rasuwa, he said.

A total of 554 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nepal in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

Spokesperson Dr. Gautam said that among the newly-infected are 434 males and 120 females.

With the news cases, the total number of confirmed cases has reached 12,309.

District-wise list

Rautahat – 1,293
Dailekh – 758
Kapilvastu – 735
Sarlahi – 643
Mahottari – 585
Surkhet – 365
Dang – 477
Dhanusha – 335
Rupandehi – 289
Banke – 355
Kailali – 524
Arghakhanchi – 272
Gulmi – 273
Dadeldhura – 212
Jhapa – 215
Saptari – 201
Palpa – 348
Doti – 290
Kanchanpur – 245
Baitadi – 207
Salyan – 192
Parsa – 161
Bardiya – 158
Morang – 136
Bara- 122
Nawalparasi East – 105
Dhading – 142
Siraha – 168
Syangja – 176
Baglung – 149
Achham – 107
Bajura – 211
Pyuthan – 153
Sunsari – 78
Nawalparasi West – 82
Tanahun – 94
Udayapur – 62
Gorkha – 90
Parbat- 68
Bajhang – 61
Chitwan – 63
Kalikot – 44
Jumla – 29
Sindhupalchok – 28
Ramechhap – 26
Kaski – 35
Makwanpur – 16
Darchula – 15
Nuwakot – 20
Kathmandu – 49
Jajarkot – 13
Sindhuli – 14
Dhankuta – 8
Bhaktapur – 18
Bhojpur – 6
Lalitpur – 6
Myagdi – 8
Taplejung – 4
Rukum East – 3
Tehrathum – 5
Panchthar – 4
Dolakha – 2
Sankhuwasabha – 2
Ilam – 7
Humla – 2
Mugu-2
Dolpa – 1
Rukum West – 2
Solukhumbu – 1
Khotang – 4
Manang – 1
Lamjung – 17
Rolpa – 45
Kavrepalanchok – 6
Mustang – 1
Okhaldhunga – 1
Rasuwa – 9