KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 3,260 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,473 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 787 tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 811 persons in Kathmandu, 192 in Lalitpur, and 130 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for COVID-19, making the Kathmandu valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 1,133 in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry, 32 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 2,294 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.