KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 28

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

Till date, 2,162,936 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 2,532 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 68 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 962.

78 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 274,143.

As many as 78 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 270,407.

Meanwhile, one fatality was reported by the Ministry today. The country's COVID-19 death toll has reached at 2,774.

As of today, the country has witnessed 274,143 cases of the coronavirus infection while 270,407 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 2,774 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.