KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 3,481 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,616 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 865 tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 663 persons in Kathmandu, 192 in Lalitpur, and 109 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for COVID-19, making the Kathmandu valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 964 in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry, 30 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 1,885 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.