KATHMANDU, MARCH 28

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached 78, on Tuesday as 24 persons tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The nationwide COVID-19 infection tally remains at 1,001,263 while the death toll remains at 12,020 as no fatality was recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 989,165 with three discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 1,429 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 320 were PCR tests while 1,109 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 6,019,308 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 44 positive case 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 no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.