KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20

Nepal recorded 218 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 825,954 while the death toll climbed to 11,574 fatalities today. Meanwhile, one fatality was reported on Monday.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 809,155 with 263 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,141 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,725 were PCR tests while 1,416 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 4,771,758 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed two positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 220.

Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.4%.

The country's active Covid-19 case count currently is 5,225.

Currently, there are 94 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.