KATHMANDU, MARCH 8

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

Till date, 2,197,235 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 4,399 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 55 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 872.

89 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 274,810.

As many as 42 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 270,927.

The total nationwide death-toll reaches to 3,011 as one fatality has been recorded in the last 24 hours.

As of today, the country has witnessed 274,810 cases of the coronavirus infection while 270,927 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 3,011 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.