KATHMANDU, APRIL 2

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

Till date, 2,279,105 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 3,565 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 61 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 1,647.

179 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 277,640.

As many as 111 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 272,962.

Meanwhile, no fatality was confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death toll remains at 3,031.

As of today, the country has witnessed 277,640 cases of the coronavirus infection while 272,962 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,031 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.