KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 3,075 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,535 people have been infected in the Kathmandu Valley in the past 24 hours.

Similarly, two more persons have succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours taking the coronavirus death toll in the country 11,609 till date.

Meanwhile, 278 persons have returned home after a complete health recovery from COVID-19.