KATHMANDU, MARCH 23

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

Till date, 2,245,030 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 4,032 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 48 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 1,128.

188 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 276,244.

As many as 77 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 272,097.

Meanwhile, no fatality was confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death toll remains at 3,019.

As of today, the country has witnessed 276,244 cases of the coronavirus infection while 272,097 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,019 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.