KATHMANDU, MAY 13
The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 164 on Friday as seven people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 978,989 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 966,873 with 16 discharges logged today.
As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 1,437 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 1,148 were PCR tests while 289 were antigen tests. With this, a total of 5,665,922 PCR tests have been carried out till date.
Similarly, antigen tests confirmed no 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 106 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
