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Six fatalities take Nepal's Covid-19 death toll to 2017

Six fatalities take Nepal's Covid-19 death toll to 2017

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: Nepal’s coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 2,017 with six more fatalities reported on Tuesday. Globally, 2.14 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while more than 100 million people have been infected by the disease. Today, 303 new Covid-19 cases surfaced after which Nepal’s total cases of coronavirus infection have reached 270,092. On Monday, ten fatalities were reported after which the country-wide death toll had reached 2,011.