INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MARCH 06The national active Covid-19
caseload of Nepal climbed to 6,461 on Sunday as 54 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
5598 fresh COVID-19 cases; four fatalities on Sunday
fresh COVID-19 cases, two fatalities on Sunday
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to 977,501 while the death toll remains at 11,947 as two fatalities
were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 959,093 with 538 discharges logged today.As per
the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,929 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 3,135 were PCR tests
while 1,794 were antigen tests
With this, a total of 5,446,075 PCR tests have been carried out till date.Similarly, antigen tests have confirmed 14 positive cases in the
The total number of single-day infections from both the RT-PCR and antigen tests totals to 68.Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at
98.1%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.Currently, there are 108 individuals in various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
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