Nepal

Six Covid-19 fatalities recorded today, death-tally shifts to 1,870

Six Covid-19 fatalities recorded today, death-tally shifts to 1,870

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: The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,870 with six more fatalities reported on Saturday. Globally, 1.8 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while more than 84 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus. Today, 419 new cases surfaced after which Nepal’s total cases of coronavirus infection have reached 261,438. On Friday, eight fatalities were reported which took the country-wide death toll to 1,864.