KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 6,951 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 6,855 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 96 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 96 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the new deaths have taken the country’s death toll to 7,047 as of Friday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 9,841 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.