Country records 1,982 new COVID-19 cases, 1,678 recovered

KATHMANDU: In the last 24 hours, 1,982 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Nepal.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 13,698 RT-PCR tests confirmed the infection in an additional 1,982 people on Friday.

Similarly, out of 3,610 tests performed by antigen method, 995 people tested positive. In 24 hours, 17,308 tests were carried out using RT-PCR tests.

Likewise, the number of coronavirus infections in Nepal has reached 676,708.

In the last 24 hours, an additional 1,678 people have recovered. So far, the number of recovered from COVID-19 in Nepal has reached 639,368.

Another 18 people have died of COVID-19 infection in Nepal. At the same time, the number of deaths from coronavirus in Nepal has reached 9,679.