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Eight Covid-19 deaths take nationwide death-toll to 379 on Wednesday

Eight Covid-19 deaths take nationwide death-toll to 379 on Wednesday

By THT Online

Nepalese Army wearing protective clothing are seen sanitizing themselves after bringing the body of a 32-year-old man from Dhading district,who died after being infected with the coronavirus at Hams Hospital, at Pashupathinath cremation site in Kathmandu on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU: As many as eight fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-toll has now advanced to 379. As per the Health Ministry’s latest report, four women and four men lost their lives due to the disease. Read Also: Nepal’s Covid-19 single-day cases cross 1,500 for the first time, tally moves to 58,327 The women are from Bara (46), Kavrepalanchowk (55), and two from Kathmandu aged 71 and 74. Likewise, the men are from Sunsari (70), Saptari (35), Kavrepalanchwok (41), Kaski (70). As per the Ministry's data, 0.65 per cent of the total infected people have succumbed to the illness. On Tuesday, eleven Covid-19 fatalities were recorded taking the tally to 371. Read Also: Record-high surge in infections in Kathmandu valley on a single-day, 737 cases reported Wednesday