KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 01

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 925 on Saturday as 17 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 999,759 while the death toll remains at 12,018 as no fatality was recorded today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 1,332 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 591 were PCR tests while 741 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 5,938,234 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed two positive cases in the past 24 hours. Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.7%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.