KATHMANDU, MARCH 03
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal dropped to 7,517 on Thursday as 70 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 977,269 while the death toll reached 11,944 as three fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 957,808 with 320 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,924 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,448 were PCR tests while 2,476 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,433,187 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed 35 positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 105.
Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.
Currently, there are 106 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
