KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis.

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A screenshot from today’s media briefing.

Till date, 1,164,557 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 19, 320 tests were carried in the last 24 hours.

At present, there are 4,686 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases Nepal, currently, is 30,818.

5,008 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 105,684.

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As many as 1,229 persons earlier diagnosed with the disease, admitted in various healthcare facilities have been discharged following recovery in the last 24 hours. With the recent addition, the national COVID-19 recovery tally has now reached 74,252.

Meanwhile, 14 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the covid-19 death tally has now advanced to 614.

As of today, the country has witnessed 105,684 cases of the coronavirus infection while 74,252 people have been discharged from hospitals. Meanwhile, 614 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed so far.