Kathmandu, 2 June : The country has recorded the highest single day rise of corona virus cases  to 288 today. According to the Ministry of Health and Population,   288 new cases of corona virus infection in the country have been confirmed and  with the latest addition, the country’s COVID-19 tally has reached  to 2,099. Of the newly infected, 270  are males while 18 are females. In total, 1,949 males and 150 females have been recorded to have contracted the  deadly virus, so far.Eight persons have succumbed to the virus till date while 266 have recovered. As of today, the contagion has spread to 61 districts in the country. People's News Monitoring Service