Eight new cases, active caseload stands at 444

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Nov. 18: A total of eight new cases (RT-PCR and antigen tests combined) of COVID-19 have confirmed on Friday while 17 people recovered from COVID-19.

In 778 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of eight people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Friday.

Likewise, no antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.

Currently, there are 444 active cases of COVID-19 across the nation.

So far, 12,019 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 across the nation.