INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MAY 16The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has
reached to 139 on Monday as six people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
Nepal records 42 COVID-19 cases
Nepal records 21 COVID-19 cases on Monday
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide tally to
979,004 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus
recoveries stand at 966,913 with nine discharges logged today.As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 2,785 tests
were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 1,546 were PCR tests while 1,239 were antigen tests
With this, a total of 5,670,686 PCR tests have been carried out till date.Similarly, antigen tests confirmed one positive case 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 three individuals in
various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
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