KATHMANDU, AUGUST 16

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 5,259 on Tuesday as 399 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 993,858 while the death toll remains at 11,990 as one fatality was recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 976,609 with 526 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 5,619 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,722 were PCR tests while 2,897 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 5,859,350 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 449 positive cases in the past 24 hours. Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.3%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.