COVID-19: 533 new cases, 484 recoveries in past 24 hours

KATHMANDU: A total of 533 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

The new cases were confirmed from the 16,736 samples tested during the same period, said the Ministry.

Similarly, 484 infected ones were recovered in a day. The recovery rate stands at 97.7 per cent.

Likewise, a COVID-19 patient succumbed to the infection in the past 24 hours. The death toll from the coronavirus infection reached 11,454 till date.

Currently, there are 7,612 active cases in the country, the Ministry stated. Meanwhile, 43,380 people were vaccinated in the past 24 hours.