1,096 more individuals test positive for COVID-19

Kathmandu- Coronavirus has been confirmed on 1,096 more individuals in last 24 hours in the country.
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Jageshwor Gautam, said that such number of coronavirus cases was confirmed while carrying out 5,084 RT-PCR tests and 699 antigen tests.
Out of 5,084 PCR tests, altogether 1,015 people tested positive while 81 tested positive in course of carrying out 699 antigen test.
According to the Ministry, Kathmandu valley recorded 435 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours. Of them, 326 in Kathmandu, 64 in Lalitpur and 45 in Bhaktapur were reported. With this, the reported active cases of coronavirus reached 6,290 across the nation.
Likewise, 262 infected people recovered from the disease in last 24 hours. According to the Ministry, eight more COVID-19 related fatalities were recorded in last 24 hours and the death toll reached 3,083.
A total of 475 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Bagmati Province, 84 in Gandaki, 272 in Lumbini, 60 in Province 1, 70 in Province 2, 23 in Sudurpaschim and 31 in Karnali province in last 24 hours.
Similarly, 116 people infected with the virus are receiving treatment at ICU.