KATHMANDU, July 28 -- The country recorded 3,840 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Nepal has been increasing alarmingly in recent days.

Nepal recorded 3,840 new cases of COVID-19 along with 1,993 recoveries and 33 deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the latest data of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

With this, Nepal's COVID-19 casetally has reached 746,697 including 649,072 recoveries and 9,771deaths.

As many as 10,886 PCR tests and 4,922 antigen tests were conducted on Wednesday, according to the health ministry. As many as 2,634 PCR and 1,026 antigen tests turned out to be positive for COVID-19.

Likewise, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 859 new cases of COVID-19 on the ...