KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 2,838 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,918 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 920 tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 490 persons in Kathmandu, 128 in Lalitpur, and 79 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for COVID-19, making the capital valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 541 in the past 24 hours.

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

Meanwhile, 1,475 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.