Kathmandu, Sept. 19 -- Nepal set a single-day coronavirus case record on Friday with 2,020 infections, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases to 61,593. Kathmandu Valley also recorded the highest daily spike with 859 new infections, of which 698 cases were confirmed in Kathmandu, 82 in Bhaktapur and 79 in Lalitpur districts.

Despite the four-month long lockdown and the subsequent prohibitory orders, there has been no let-up in the rise of coronavirus cases in the Valley. As of Friday, the Valley has reported 15,138 infections. More than two-thirds of these cases (12,640) were confirmed after the three district administrators of the Valley imposed prohibitory orders starting August 19 midnight.

Health officials say the Covid-19 situat...