INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MAY 18The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has
reached to 147 on Wednesday as six people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.
Nepal records 26 COVID-19
Nepal records 21 COVID-19 cases on Monday
The latest reported number of infections carried the nationwide
tally to 979,028 while the death toll remains at 11,952 as no fatalities were recorded today.
Meanwhile, the total
coronavirus recoveries stand at 966,929 with nine discharges logged today.As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of
3,473 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 2,856 were PCR tests while 617 were antigen tests
With this, a total of 5,677,107 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 three individuals in
various quarantine facilities across Nepal.
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