Kathmandu, June
20 (RSS): The government has increased scope of PCR tests amid increasing
COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health and Population. In the last 24
hours, the Ministry has conducted 7,416 swab tests at various 24 laboratories,
said the Ministry's spokesperson Prof Dr Jageshwor Gautam at a press conference
organised by the Ministry here on Saturday.
These tests are highest so far, he said. PCR tests of
6,231 people took place on Friday alone, it has been said. The government was
prepared to conduct 10,000 PCR tests on a daily basis from June 29, said the
Ministry.
So far, PCR tests of 1,69,165 people were conducted
across the country. Likewise, RDT tests of 252,300 people were conducted with
4,426 in the last 24 hours, said Spokesperson Dr Gautam.
One lakh two thousand and two hundred forty five people
have been quarantined across the country and 7,005 kept in isolation. The number of the infected people who have
been discharged from health institutions have reached 1,578 (1,437 men and 141
women) with 176 (158 men and 18 women) in the last 24 hours. Twenty two people
have died from COVID-19 so far.
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