KATHMANDU, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nepal on Tuesday reported 10,258 COVID-19 cases, the highest for a single day in months.
As many as 8,730 new infections were confirmed by a PCR test, with an additional 1,528 cases identified through an antigen test in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Population.
The new cases were confirmed through the testing of 22,828 samples, which means a positivity r