A total of 7,468 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 nine Covid-19-related fatalities, which included the number of deaths managed by Nepal Army on different dates.
The countrywide death toll has now reached 11,416. The number of active cases stands at 9,318.
According to the ministry, 792,277 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; 490 of them in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu Valley recorded 228 new infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 162 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, 50 in Lalitpur and 16 in Bhaktapur.
In the past 24 hours, 86 new infections were recorded in Province 1, seven in Province 2, 250 in Bagmati, 22 in Gandaki, 62 in Lumbini, four in Karnali and 10 in Sudurpaschim.
According to the data released by the ministry, three districts are home to more than 500 active cases each; 10 other districts host more than 200 active cases each while Manang and Mugu districts have active zero cases.
On Monday, 241 individuals infected with the virus were being treated in intensive care units across the country. Another 74-26 in Province 1, 38 in Bagmati, two in Gandaki, five in Lumbini, one in Karnali and two in Sudurpaschim—were on ventilator support.
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