KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 1,486 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,149 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 337 tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 16 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 1,260 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.