The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley.
The Ministry of Health and Population said in 1234 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 27 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Of the new 27 infections, Kathmandu district records 11 cases, Bhaktapur 1 and Lalitpur 15.
With 33 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday the nation's novel coronavirus tally has reached 979,457
.