Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoPH0 has confirmed 426 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.

Of them, 338 are males and 88 females who were found with virus infection in the last 24 hours.

The new cases were detected in districts such as Jhapa 1, Morang 2, Udayapur 2 Sarlahi 11, Saptari 4, Gulmi 94, Arghakhanchi 6, Achham 8, Baglung 32, Baitadi 63, Bajhang 3, Bajura 8, Dadeldhura 9, Kanchanpur 20 Dhading 1, Chitwan 1, Doti 15, Gorkha 11, Kailali 86, Kaski 5, Kathmandu 3, Makwanpur 6, Morang 2, Myagdi 1, Nawalparasi (East) 4, Sindhupalchowk 21, Parbat 5, Sindhuli 1, Syangja 3, Kaski6 and Baglung 32. Tanahu 19, Nawalparasi west 1, Rupandehi 2,