The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Tuesday reported 303 new cases of coronavirus in Nepal. The addition of new cases has taken the country’s COVID-19 tally to 270,092.

Of the newly infected, 130 are females while 173 are males.

Likewise, the three districts of Kathmandu valley have registered 172 cases of coronavirus — 134 in Kathmandu, seven in Bhaktapur and 31 in Lalitpur — in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected, 74 are reported to be females and 98 others male.

In the past 24 hours, 285 people diagnosed with the infection have recovered as per the data shared by the MoHP. Altogether, 264,823 individuals have recovered from COVID-19 as of today.

Currently, the country has 3,252 active cases with a 98.1 per cent recovery rate.

The ministry also reported the death of six persons from the disease in the last 24 hours. With this, the nationwide death toll from the disease has reached 2,017.

A total of 2,052,687 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted in the country as of Sunday.

Likewise, 3,252 people have been reported to be staying in isolation while 122 others are in the quarantine facility in the country.

Earlier, the MoHP on Monday had reported 339 new cases of coronavirus that had taken the country’s COVID-19 tally to 269,789.

More than 99.53 million people have been reported to be infected by the virus worldwide and at least 2,138,924 have died, a Reuters tally showed.