A total of 593 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The total number of cases now has risen to 11,755, according to the Health Ministry. Similarly, 48 persons were discharged during the period.
The ministry said 9,030 patients are in isolation ward while 2,698 have recovered. A total of 27 persons have succumbed to the virus until now.
The total number of PCR tests, meanwhile, has crossed 200,000 with over 6,000 tests processed in the past 24 hours. The disease, meanwhile, has been reported in all districts across the country except Rasuwa.