Kathmandu, Jan. 9: With 362 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed on Friday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 264,521.
Currently, there are 4,681 and a total of 262 persons, mostly those who had returned from abroad, are placed in quarantine.
Meanwhile, 699 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in institutional isolation or staying in home isolation recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. Nepal has now recorded 257,928 cases of recoveries.
A total of three people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours and with this, the national COVID-19 related death tally has reached 1, 912.
