A total of 10,786 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
In its regular situation report, the ministry did not mention the death toll over the past 24 hours. It, however, reported eight Covid-19-related fatalities, which included the number of deaths managed by Nepal Army on different dates.
The countrywide death toll has now reached 11,048. The number of active cases stands at 22,323.
According to the ministry, 752,170 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; 2,957 of them in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu Valley recorded 396 new infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 298 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, 35 in Lalitpur and 63 in Bhaktapur.
In the past 24 hours, 271 new infections were recorded in Province 1, 22 in Province 2, 491 in Bagmati, 70 in Gandaki, 74 in Lumbini, five in Karnali and 42 in Sudurpaschim.
According to the data released by the ministry, 10 districts are home to more than 500 active cases each and 20 other districts host more than 200 active cases each.
On Monday, 371 individuals infected with the virus were being treated in intensive care units across the country. Another 108-30 in Province 1, 64 in Bagmati, six in Gandaki, two each in Lumbini and Karnali and four in Sudurpaschim—were on ventilator support.
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