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Nepal's Covid death-toll at 1529 with 21 more fatalities reported Tuesday

Nepal's Covid death-toll at 1529 with 21 more fatalities reported Tuesday

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: Nepal on Tuesday reported 21 additional coronavirus fatalities following which the total deaths from the disease have reached 1529. Globally, over 1.4 million deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded while the total cases amount to 63.3 million. On Tuesday, 1304 new infections were reported of the 8583 total tests carried out in the last 24 hours. Likewise, 2073 people who were infected earlier tested negative for the disease in the past day.