KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 596 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 565 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 31 tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 172 persons in Kathmandu, 53 in Lalitpur, and 18 in Bhaktapur have tested positive for COVID-19, making the Kathmandu valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 243 in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry, 10 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 871 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.