KATHMANDU, MARCH 5

Nepal's Health Ministry shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country.

Till date, 2,188,725 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 3,535 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 55 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 817.

47 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 274,655.

As many as 62 persons earlier diagnosed with the disease have tested negative in the last 24 hours. With the recent addition, the national COVID-19 recovery tally has now reached 270,828.

The total nationwide death-toll remains at 3,010 as no fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours.

As of today, the country has witnessed 274,655 cases of the coronavirus infection while 270,828 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,010 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.