KATHMANDU: As many as 33 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 3,279 as of Friday afternoon.

Out of 33 reported toll cases, 28 have died in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 5,727 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 5,657 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 70 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 2,404 persons in Kathmandu, 419 in Lalitpur, and 133 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Friday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 928 persons have returned home after complete health recovery from COVID-19.