KATHMANDU 30 July : The Ministry of Health and Population has recorded 274 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the nationwide count to 19,547.

The new infections were confirmed after testing 6,304 specimens through PCR method across the nation in the last 24 hours. As of today, 364,648 PCR tests have been carried out in total.

Among the new cases, 45 have been reported from within Kathmandu Valley.

Following recovery from COVID-19, 227 people have been discharged from health facilities across the country in the past day. With the recent additions, total number of recoveries has reached 14,248.

As of today, there are 5,227 active cases of infection across the country.