A total of 3,638 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
The country reported one Covid-19 related death in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. The countrywide death toll has reached 11,949 since the pandemic began.
According to the ministry, 959,817 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; 348 of them in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stands at 5,875.
Kathmandu Valley recorded 23 new infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 16 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu and seven in Lalitpur.
In the past 24 hours, eight new infections were recorded in Province 1, nine in Madhesh Pradesh, 30 in Bagmati, 13 in Gandaki, nine in Lumbini, one in Karnali and four in Sudurpaschim.
According to the data released by the ministry, 10 districts are home to more than 200 active cases each.
On Tuesday, 42 individuals infected with the virus were being treated in intensive care units across the country. Another five in Bagmati province were on ventilator support.
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