Nepal

Nepal records 457 COVID-19 cases on Monday

By THT Online

Ministry of Health and Population.

KATHMANDU, JULY 18

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 1,776 on Monday as 386 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 981,794 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 968,064 with 45 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,651 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,341 were PCR tests while 2,310 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,787,357 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 71 positive cases in the past 24 hours.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.6%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.