KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 162 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus tally reached 2,77,309 in the country as of Wednesday afternoon.

Likewise, the Ministry shared that the country has currently 1,493 active cases of the virus.

In the past 24 hours, altogether 59 have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.

So far, 2,72,786 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.

Similarly, no additional deaths connected to COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, keeping the country’s death toll to 3,030.