5,657 new Covid cases added in a single day in Nepal. Highest number of deaths today.

As of Friday afternoon, the total number of Covid-19 patients in Nepal has reached 323,187, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

In the last 24 hours, 5,657 new cases have been reported in the country from PCR test which is the highest number till date for Nepal. Similarly, 525 individuals had antigen tests for the virus during this time span, with an additional 70 being found infected making the total number of 5,727 positive cases in a single day.

There are currently 38,813 active cases from the total of 2,473,956 tested for Covid. In the last 24 hours, 928 people have made a full recovery, while 33 people have died which marks as the highest mortality from Covid in a single day in Nepal.

According to the health ministry, 281,095 people have recovered from the disease whereas 3,279 people had died so far.