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18 more succumb to COVID-19, Nepal’s death toll hits 1,070



KATHMANDU: A total of 18 people died of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus death toll has reached 1,070 as of Friday afternoon with the new deaths.

Similarly, 2,909 people have been diagnosed coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal’s COVID-19 has reached 188,883 with fresh cases as of Friday afternoon.

Altogether 10153 sample tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.

A total of 4,500 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 152,908 in the country.

Nepal currently has 34,905 active cases.

Likewise, 1,254 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.

As many as 18 people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours taking the COVID-19 death tally in the country to 1,070, the Ministry confirmed.

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