Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 3,246 with 35 new fatalities

As many as 35 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 3,246 as of Thursday afternoon.

Out of 35 reported toll cases, 26 have died in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 4,928 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 4,831 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 97 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 1,127 persons in Kathmandu, 252 in Lalitpur, and 182 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, as of Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, 888 persons have returned home after complete health recovery from COVID-19.