KATHMANDU, AUGUST 03
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached to 5,433 on Wednesday as 590 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 988,327 while the death toll reached to 11,968 as no fatality was recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 970,926 with 301 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 6,002 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 3,091 were PCR tests while 2,911 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,826,119 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 325 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.
