Another 12 people have died in Gandaki due to Covid-19 infection.
The death toll in the last 24 hours is 7 in Kaski, 2 in Syangja, 1/1 in Baglung, Parbat and Tanahun.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to corona infection in Gandaki has reached 1,059.
In the second wave of Covid-19 in Gandaki, 1,052 people have lost their lives.
According to the state health directorate, the number of seriously infected people has increased in the last two weeks.
The state health ministry has formed a committee to prepare a study report after the death rate increased along with the number of infected people.
The committee is preparing to submit the report to the ministry by Wednesday evening.
Ram Bahadur KC informed Media. He informed that the state is also preparing a health policy.
In Gandaki, 496 infected people have been added in the last 24 hours and 380 infected people have been cured.
Besides, 4,398 people are actively infected across the state. Of them, more than 300 are being treated at the hospital.