Kathmandu, December 19
The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 253,184 as of Saturday afternoon.
The ministry says 710 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.
In this period, 4,780 swab samples were tested. So far, 1 million and 866,210 people have been tested in the country.
As of today, 8,840 cases are active currently.
Of the total cases so far, 242,567 people have achieved recovery whereas 1,777 died, according to the ministry. In the past 24 hours, 1,175 people have been discharged whereas 12 deaths have been reported.
Over 400 people are quarantined across the country.
