Kathmandu, June 24 -- With the onset of the monsoon season, health facilities across the country started reporting a surge in infectious diseases, including dengue and Covid.

According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, 180 people from 25 districts have tested positive for Covid since January. At least 25 people tested positive for the deadly virus in the past one week alone. The number of people testing positive to the virus in the last 24 hours stands at eight.

Data provided by the division shows that all provinces except Karnali have reported Covid.

Of the 26 people who tested positive for the deadly virus in the past one week, 18 are from Bagmati province, five from Sudurpaschim, and three are from Koshi province.

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