Nepal

Five more Covid related fatalities take country's death-tally to 2,025

By THT Online

Health workers conduct a Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the 52nd day of government imposed nationwide lockdown at a fruits and vegetables market in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Photo: THT

KATHMANDU

The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 2,025 with five more fatalities reported on Friday.

Globally, 2.18 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 101 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus.

Today, 157 new infections have surfaced after which Nepal's total cases of infection have reached 270,745.

On Thursday, Nepal reported zero Covid-19 related deaths.