Nepal

Covid death-toll tops 1800 with five additional fatalities Wednesday

Covid death-toll tops 1800 with five additional fatalities Wednesday

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: Five more Covid-19 fatalites were reported by the Health Ministry on Wednesday after which the countrywide death-toll has reached 1803. Three deaths were reported on Tuesday after which the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 complications had reached 1798. Globally, 1.7 million people have succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection. Meanwhile, over 77 million people have been infected worldwide. Nepal, with 743 cases logged on Wednesday, has seen a total of 255,979 cases, till date.