Nepal

23 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,637

23 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,637

By THT Online

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) take rest after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020. Photo: Reuters

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,637. Meanwhile, 1,382 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to 243,377. More than 67 million people have been reported infected by the novel coronavirus globally while 1.5 million people​ have lost their lives. On Monday, twenty individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 had succumbed to the disease.