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