KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29

Nepal recorded 224 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 828,431 while the death toll climbed to 11,594 fatalities today. Meanwhile, four fatalities were reported on Friday.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 811,958 with 212 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 9,084 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 7,885 were PCR tests while 1,199 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 4,859,355 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed 11 positive cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 235.

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 4,879.

Currently, there are 103 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.