Nepal

12 Covid-19 fatalities added, death-toll advances to 727

12 Covid-19 fatalities added, death-toll advances to 727

By THT Online

Health workers are seen attending to people waiting to get their PCR tests done, during the government-imposed lockdown, amid concerns over the rapid spread of COVID-19, at Teku hospital, in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU: Ministry of Health reported 12 additional fatalities from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours after which the nationwide Covid-19 death-toll advanced to 727. It indicates that nearly 0.57 per cent of the people that contracted the disease have succumbed to the viral illness. More than 39.07 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,099,592 have died, according to a Reuters tally. On Friday, Nepal’s Covid-19 death crossed the 700-mark with 21 additional fatalities.