KATHMANDU: As many as eight COVID-19 patients have reportedly succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the new deaths have taken the country’s death toll to 3,091 as of Monday afternoon.

Out of eight reported toll cases, one have died in past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 1,281 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,227 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 54 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 505 persons in Kathmandu, 97 in Lalitpur, and 32 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 255 persons have returned home after complete health recovery today.