KATHMANDU: As many as 10 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 3,112 as of Wednesday afternoon.

Out of 10 reported toll cases, three have died in past 24 hours.

Meanwhile,  Nepal recorded a total of  2,351 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,220 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 131 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 786 persons in Kathmandu, 181 in Lalitpur, and 84 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 287 persons have returned home after complete health recovery today.