The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 21.

KATHMANDU, MARCH 28

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has dropped from 1,558 to 1,254 on Monday as 15 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 978,347 while the death toll remains at 11,951 as no fatalities were recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 965,142 with 319 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 6,309 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 5,152 were PCR tests while 1,157 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,534,505 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed six positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 21.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.7%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

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