Nepal has reported 3,075 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, making it the highest number single day infections in the last five months, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health and Population said that last time the daily COVID-19 case count crossed the 3,000 mark was in August 2021.
"Nepal recorded 3,075 new cases of COVID-19 along with 278 recoveries and two deaths on Wednesday," the ministry said in a statement.
The country's Covid - 19 tally has jumped to 936,969 so far while the number of total deaths due to the contagious disease stands at 11,609, a media report said.
Taking note of the rising number of cases of coronavirus in the country, the Nepal government has also imposed a partial lockdown in the Kathmandu valley. PTI
