KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 17

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal dropped to 16,616 on Thursday as 364 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 974,857 while the death toll reached 11,911 as six fatalities were recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 946,330 with 1,993 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 9,789 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 7,028 were PCR tests while 2,761 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,364,531 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed 206 positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 570.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 96.9%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are 109 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.