KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis.
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Till date, 1,633,559 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 9,805 tests were performed in the last 24 hours.
At present, there are 767 people under quarantine in various facilities across the country. The number of active cases in Nepal is 28,106.
2,103 new cases of the coronavirus infection were registered today taking the national tally to 215,020.
As many as 2,858 persons earlier diagnosed with the disease have tested negative in the last 24 hours. With the recent addition, the national COVID-19 recovery tally has now reached 185,638.
Meanwhile, 17 more fatalities were confirmed by the Ministry today, with which the COVID-19 death tally has now reached 1,276.
As of today, the country has witnessed 215,020 cases of the coronavirus infection while 185,638 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 1,276 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed.
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