KATHMANDU, MARCH 16

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

Till date, 2,221,512 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 2,790 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 51 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 915.

114 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 275,424.

As many as 94 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 271,495.

Meanwhile, no fatality was confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death toll remains at 3,014.

As of today, the country has witnessed 275,424 cases of the coronavirus infection while 271,495 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,014 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.