INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MAY 17The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has
reached to 149 on Tuesday as 18 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
979,022 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus
recoveries stand at 966,921 with nine discharges logged today.As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 4,179 tests
were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 3,565 were PCR tests while 632 were antigen tests
With this, a total of 5,674,251 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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