KATHMANDU, MAY 04

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 217 on Wednesday as 19 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 978,884 while the death toll remains at 11,951 as no fatalities were recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 966,715 with 18 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 3,821 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,373 were PCR tests while 1,448 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,646,021 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed no positive cases in the past 24 hours.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.8%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are 106 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.