Kathmandu, December 26
The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 257,700 as of Saturday afternoon.
The ministry says 500 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.
In this period, 5,434 swab samples were tested. So far, 1 million and 905,826 people have been tested in the country.
As of today, 6,749 cases are active currently.
Of the total cases so far, 249,132 people have achieved recovery whereas 1,819 died, according to the ministry. In the past 24 hours, 840 people have been discharged whereas three deaths have been reported.
Over 350 people are quarantined across the country.
