Nepal

Nepal records 269 COVID-19 cases on Thursday

By THT Online

Ministry of Health and Population

KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 01

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 3,158 on Thursday as 269 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 997,526 while the death toll remains at 12,002 as one fatality was recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 982,366 with 215 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 3,557 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 1,732 were PCR tests while 1,825 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 5,891,935 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 89 positive cases in the past 24 hours. Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.5%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

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