KATHMANDU: The country recorded a total of 8,454 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, five people succumbed to coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

With this, as many as 11,672 people have died in the country so far.

Meanwhile, 4,432 patients have recovered from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.