INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MAY 01The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has
reached to 221 on Sunday as 18 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
Nepal records 17 COVID-19 cases
Nepal records 350 COVID-19 cases, four fatalities on Saturday
The latest reported number of infections carried
the nationwide tally to 978,828 while the death toll remains at 11,951 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the
total coronavirus recoveries stand at 966,656 with 27 discharges logged today.As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a
total of 3,222 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,508 were PCR tests while 714 were antigen tests
With this, a total of 5,638,811 PCR tests have been carried out till date.Similarly, antigen tests confirmed two 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.
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