KATHMANDU: As many as 14 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 3,136 as of Saturday afternoon.

Out of 14 reported toll cases, eight have died in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 2,619 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,486 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 133 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 644 persons in Kathmandu, 87 in Lalitpur, and 141 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 368 persons have returned home after complete health recovery today.