KATHMANDU, MARCH 22

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

Till date, 2,240,998 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 4,472 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 1,017.

150 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 276,056.

As many as 99 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 272,020.

Meanwhile, three fatalities were confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death has reached to 3,019.

As of today, the country has witnessed 276,056 cases of the coronavirus infection while 272,020 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,019 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.