KATHMANDU, AUGUST 05
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached to 5,760 on Friday as 529 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 989,350 while the death toll reached to 11,970 as one fatality was recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 971,620 with 370 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 6,491 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,941 were PCR tests while 3,550 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,831,649 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 383 positive cases in the past 24 hours.
Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.2%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.
Currently, there are no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.
