KATHMANDU: A total of 17 people died of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus death toll has reached 1,087 as of Saturday afternoon with the new deaths.

Similarly, a total of 2,753 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 1,91,636 with fresh cases as of Saturday afternoon.

A total of 2,206 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 1,55,114 in the country.

Nepal currently has 35,435 active cases.

Likewise, 1,144 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.