Kathmandu, December 12
The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 246,593 as of Saturday afternoon.
The ministry says 899 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.
In this period, 5,242 swab samples were tested. So far, 1 million and 825,860 people have been tested in the country.
As of today, 11,673 cases are active currently.
Of the total cases so far, 234,231 people have achieved recovery whereas 1,689 died, according to the ministry. In the past 24 hours, 1,359 people have been discharged whereas 15 deaths have been reported.
Over 500 people are quarantined across the country.
