553 active COVID-19 cases; 59 new cases

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of 59 new cases of coronavirus infection. With this, the COVID count has reached 1,000,631. Additionally, 13 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the antigen test.

Likewise, the MoHP has recorded 0 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The ministry on May 19 recorded 184 deaths, the highest daily number. As of Wednesday, the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 has reached 12,019. Presently, there are 553 active cases in Nepal.

As many as 21 patients with COVID-19 have recovered in the past 24 hours. As of Wednesday, a total of 988,059 people have recovered from the viral disease, the data released by the MoHP showed. Presently, the recovery rate stands at 98.7 percent while the fatality rate is 1.2 percent.