KATHMANDU, JULY 17
The national active COVID-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached at 1,439 on Sunday as 135 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 981,408 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 968,016 with 59 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 3,041 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 1,473 were PCR tests while 1,568 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,785,016 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 21 positive case in the past 24 hours. The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 135.
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Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.6%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.
Currently, there are no individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
