KATHMANDU: As many as 17 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 3,211 as of Wednesday afternoon.
Out of 17 reported toll cases, 10 have died in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 4,897 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 4,774 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 123 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.
According to the Ministry, 1,464 persons in Kathmandu, 351 in Lalitpur, and 232 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Wednesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, 773 persons have returned home after complete health recovery from COVID-19.
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