KATHMANDU, AUGUST 09
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached to 5,806 on Tuesday as 560 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 991,185 while the death toll remains at 11,974 as two fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 973,405 with 438 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 6,300 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,958 were PCR tests while 3,342 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,841,451 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 530 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.
