Nepal recorded 1,246 COVID-19 cases Thursday as the total number of cases crossed 50,000.
Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr Jageshwore Gautam said during the daily press briefing that the total number of cases now has increased to 50,465. Similarly, 1,818 persons have recovered in the past 24 hours taking the total to 35,700.
The government has conducted 11,144 PCR tests in the past 24 hours taking the total number of tests to 810,485 across the country until now.
Nepal has reported five more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours taking the total death toll to 317.