Nepal

Eight Covid-19 fatalities recorded today, death-tally shifts to 1,878

Eight Covid-19 fatalities recorded today, death-tally shifts to 1,878

By Tht Online

Health workers conduct a Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the 52nd day of government imposed nationwide lockdown at a fruits and vegetables market in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

KATHMANDU: The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,878 with eight more fatalities reported on Sunday. 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, 421 new cases surfaced after which Nepal’s total cases of coronavirus infection have reached 261,859. On Saturday,  six fatalities were reported which took the country-wide death toll to 1,870.