Jan 16, Kathmandu- In the last 24 hours, an additional 4,961 people have been confirmed infected with the coronavirus (Covid-19). The infection was confirmed in 15 thousand 131 samples tested across the country.

Among the confirmed cases, 4,534 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 427 from the antigen method. Likewise, there are 2,545 cases in Kathmandu, 328 in Bhaktapur, and 474 in Lalitpur, taking the total cases in the valley to 3,347 in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, there was three coronavirus-related death reported in the past 24 hours. With this, the COVID-19 death toll in the country is 11,620 to date. There are 25,680 active cases of coronavirus in Nepal as of Sunday.