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Highest fatalities reported in a day, 11 deaths take Nepal's Covid-19 death toll to 137

Highest fatalities reported in a day, 11 deaths take Nepal's Covid-19 death toll to 137

By THT Online

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. Photo: NEXU Science Communication/via Reuters

KATHMANDU: As many as eleven Covid-19 fatalities were reported on Friday, which is the highest single-day deaths recorded in a single day in Nepal. Of the deceased, one is female while the rest are males. The eleven deaths have been reported from eleven different districts. Makwanpur, Dolakha, Bara, Morang, Parsa, Saptari, Sarlahi, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan and Pyuthan reported a death each on Friday. With this, the nationwide Covid-19 death toll has advanced to 137. The coronavirus case count today surpassed the 30k mark with the detection of 838 new cases in the last 24 hours. READ ALSO