Nepal records 180 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death on Monday

KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded as many as 180 new cases of Covid-19 along with one death on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 8,341 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

The Ministry said that 5,218 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 119 returned positive. Likewise, 3,123 people underwent antigen tests, of which 61 tested positive.

Similarly, the Ministry said that 400 infected people recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.

There are currently 8,235 active cases of Covid-19 as of today.