The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 27
KATHMANDU, MARCH 17
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal dropped to 4,376 on Thursday as 22 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 978,107 while the death toll remains at 11,950 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 961,781 with 220 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,747 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 1,654 were PCR tests while 3,093 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,498,412 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed five positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 27.
Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.3%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.
Currently, there are 106 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
