KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 156 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus tally reached 2,76,665 in the country as of Friday afternoon.

Likewise, the Ministry shared that currently the country has reported 1,299 active cases of the virus.

In the past 24 hours, altogether 70 have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.

So far, 2,72,342 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.

Similarly, the ministry shared that four new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,024.