KATHMANDU, MAY 06

The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal has reached 137, on Saturday as 76 persons tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.

The nationwide COVID-19 infection tally remains at 1,003,082 while the death toll remains at 12,030 as no fatality was recorded today.

Meanwhile, the total coronavirus recoveries stand at 990,914 with 26 discharges logged today.

As per the latest data provided by the health ministry, a total of 1,603 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 55 were PCR tests while 1,548 were antigen tests.

With this, a total of 6,036,927 PCR tests have been carried out till date.

Similarly, antigen tests confirmed 75 positive case in the past 48 hours. Nepal's Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.7%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.2%.

Currently, there are no individuals in any quarantine facilities across Nepal.