KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 8

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

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Till date, 2,096,750 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 3,333 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 92 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 1,744.

130 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 272,055.

As many as 194 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 268,266.

Meanwhile, seven more fatalities were confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the country's COVID-19 death tally has reached 2,045.

As of today, the country has witnessed 272,055 cases of the coronavirus infection while 268,266 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 2,045 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.