KATHMANDU, APRIL 6

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached 358, on Thursday as 85 persons tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The nationwide COVID-19 infection tally remains at 1,001,668 while the death toll remains at 12,020 as no fatality was recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 989,290 with 27 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 1,402 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 272 were PCR tests while 1,130 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 6,022,332 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 22 positive cases 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.