KATHMANDU, Nov 22: A total of 5,699 persons who had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovered in the past one day, the Ministry of Health and Population said in its daily COVID-19 update.
This is the highest single-day recovery from the viral infection in the country. With this, the number of people discharged after recovery from COVID-19 in Nepal has soared to 199,024.
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Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections has reached 220,308, with 1,669 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the ministry said. Eight thousand thirty-two people underwent PCR tests in the past one day.
In the Kathmandu Valley alone, 957 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past one day.
The country's coronavirus-related death toll has risen to 1,321 with 16 new deaths linked with COVID-19 recorded in the past one day.
There are currently 19,963 active cases of COVID-19 across the country.
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