The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the country’s Covid-19 tally has reached 271,289 as of Tuesday afternoon.

The ministry says 171 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours.

In this period, 2946 swab samples were tested. So far, 2 million and 78,098 people have been tested in the country.

As of today, 2,400 cases are active.

Of the total cases so far, 266,859 people have achieved recovery whereas 2,030 died, according to the ministry. In the past 24 hours, 259 people have been discharged whereas one death has been reported.

Nearly 100 people are quarantined across the country.