KATHMANDU: Nineteen more individuals diagnosed with coronavirus infection have succumbed to the disease, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed at its regular media briefing on Monday. Of the 19 people to have succumbed to the disease, five were women while 14 were men including a 3-year-old child. Read Also: Nepal’s coronavirus tally nearing 90,000-mark 2,440 new infections reported Monday This is the highest recorded number of fatalities in a single-day in Nepal. Prior to this, 17 deaths were reported on September 24 while held the record for highest deaths reported in 24 hours. Nepal has more than 89,000 confirmed cases while global cases have exceeded 35 million whereas the global death-toll has unfortunately crossed a million. Details of the deceased individuals

• 65-year-old female, Parsa
• 76-year-old female, Kathmandu
• 81-year-old female, Kathmandu
• 83-year-old female, Kathmandu
• 45-year-old female, Gorkha
• 55-year-old male, Sunsari
• 42-year-old male, Sarlahi
• 69-year-old male, Sarlahi
• 26-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 65-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 67-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 78-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 81-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 91-year-old male, Kathmandu
• 3-year-old male, Lalitpur
• 55-year-old male, Lalitpur
• 71-year-old male, Lalitpur
• 62-year-old male, Chitwan
• 36-year-old male, Nawalparasi east