KATHMANDU, MARCH 9

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

Till date, 2,199,950 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 2,715 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 56 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 870.

59 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 274,869.

As many as 60 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 270,987.

The total nationwide death-toll reaches to 3,012 as one fatality has been recorded in the last 24 hours.

As of today, the country has witnessed 274,869 cases of the coronavirus infection while 270,987 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,012 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.