Kathmandu: A total of 8,017  new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country in the past 24 hours.

The new cases were confirmed from 20,359 samples tested during the same period. Fifteen  deaths were recorded today taking the national death toll stands at  11,687.

Likewise, 5,292 infected ones were recovered in a day. Currently, the number of active cases stands at 90,576.