KATHMANDU: A total of 49 Nepalis have died from the COVID-19 in the foreign land till date.

According to the data provided by Health Committee under the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), 33 Nepalis have died in the UK, 10 in the USA, two in the UAE and one each in Ireland, Japan, Turkey and the Netherlands due to coronavirus.

Similarly, 1,983 Non-Resident Nepalis have been infected by the pandemic virus in 24 countries, Chairman at Health Committee Dr. Sanjeev Sapkota claimed.

As per the record, 1,000 Nepalis have been infected in the USA, 700 in the UK, 81 in the UAE, 49 in Bahrain, 42 in Kuwait, 27 in Portugal, 22 in Ireland, 12 in Spain, 11 in Australia, six in Belgium, five in Switzerland, four each in Saudi Arabia and Germany, three each in Malaysia, Canada, New Zealand and Cyprus, two each in Japan, Hong Kong and Malta and one in France.

NRNA has collected these data with the help of Nepal’s mission, branches of NRNA and local communities.

Nepal has a total of 49 COVID-19 cases so far with 12 recoveries.