A total of 12,801 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 seven Covid-19-related fatalities, which included the number of deaths managed by Nepal Army on different dates.
The countrywide death toll has now reached 11,103. The number of active cases stands at 18,848.
According to the ministry, 762,416 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; 1,262 of them in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu Valley recorded 394 new infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 285 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, 66 in Lalitpur and 43 in Bhaktapur.
In the past 24 hours, 183 new infections were recorded in Province 1, 22 in Province 2, 518 in Bagmati, 125 in Gandaki, 94 in Lumbini, two in Karnali and 31 in Sudurpaschim.
According to the data released by the ministry, nine districts are home to more than 500 active cases each and 19 other districts host more than 200 active cases each.
On Monday, 385 individuals infected with the virus were being treated in intensive care units across the country. Another 120-40 in Province 1, 69 in Bagmati, five in Gandaki, seven in Lumbini, and four in Sudurpaschim—were on ventilator support.
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