KATHMANDU, MARCH 20

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

Till date, 2,233,345 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 2,637 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 47 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 998.

79 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 275,829.

As many as 82 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 271,815.

Meanwhile, no fatality was confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death toll remains at 3,016.

As of today, the country has witnessed 275,829 cases of the coronavirus infection while 271,815 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,016 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.