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Two Covid-19 fatalities reported Tuesday, death-toll stands at 429

Two Covid-19 fatalities reported Tuesday, death-toll stands at 429

By THT Online

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KATHMANDU: Two fatalities from coronavirus infection were reported in the last 24 hours after which Nepal's Covid-19 death-toll stands at 429. This is after long that a relatively low number of deaths from the disease has been reported in the country. Both the deaths were registered in the Bagmati province. Read Also: Covid shows no signs of slowing down in Kathmandu valley, 647 infections logged today As per the Health Ministry's latest report, a 50-year-old woman from Kabhrepalanchok and a 50-year-old man from Kathmandu succumbed to the infection. Nepal has more than 66,000 confirmed cases while global cases have exceeded 31 million whereas the global death-toll is approaching the 1 million mark. Read Also: 1,356 new cases push Nepal’s Covid-19 tally to 66,632 on Tuesday On Monday, Nepal reported its highest number of deaths from the novel coronavirus where as many as sixteen Covid-19 fatalities were confirmed taking the fatality tally to 427.