KATHMANDU: As many as 28 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 3,164 as of Sunday afternoon.

Out of 28 reported toll cases, 16 have died in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 3,122 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 3,032 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 90 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 1,132 persons in Kathmandu, 270 in Lalitpur, and 96 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Sunday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 450 persons have returned home after complete health recovery today.