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Five Covid-19 fatalities recorded on Thursday, daily tally shifts to 317

Five Covid-19 fatalities recorded on Thursday, daily tally shifts to 317

By THT Online

Army personnel along with RNA-16 volunteers transport the mortal remains of a Covid-19 victim for final rites from his house in Bhaktapur where he passed away while in isolation. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU: Five people passed away from Covid-19 related complications in the last 24 hours, with which the nationwide death-toll has moved to 317. One woman and four men lost their lives due to this infection as per the Health Ministry’s latest update. Read Also: Nepal’s Covid-19 tally crosses 50k as 1246 new cases surface Thursday The deceased woman is from Kathmandu (55). Likewise, the four men are from Kathmandu aged 59 and 83, Chitwan (62) and Kapilvastu (29). The Health Ministry's data reveals that 0.63 per cent of the infected people in Nepal have succumbed to this disease. On Wednesday, six Covid-19 fatalities recorded which took the death tally to 312. Read Also: Kathmandu valley reports a record-high spike in daily coronavirus cases, over 500 infections logged for the first time