Kathmandu, Sep 9 (PTI) Nepal's coronavirus tally jumped to 49,219 on Wednesday with 1,081 new COVID-19 cases recorded across the country, a senior health official has said.

The country also recorded 6 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 312, said Dr Jageshwar Gautam, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population.

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Gautam said 1,081 new cases of COVID-19 were detected while carrying out 11,167 tests at various labs across the country.

He said a total of 918 persons, who earlier tested positive for the virus, were discharged after they fully recovered from the disease.

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Kathmandu Valley has recorded 464 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 9,440 as of Wednesday, the official said.

"With this, the number of COVID-19 infected people discharged after full recovery has reached 33,882," he said.

There are currently 15,025 active cases of coronavirus at various isolation centres.

With six new COVID-19 deaths reported on Wednesday, the country's coronavirus death toll has reached 312, the official said.

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