KATHMANDU: The wide-spreading coronavirus has claimed 20 lives in Bagmati Province in past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry for Social Development nine women and 11 men have succumbed to COVID19 related death in the 13 districts of the province in past 24 hours.

The Ministry informed that five in Kathmandu, four in Lalitpur, three in Ramechhap, two in Kavre and one each in Nuwakot and Bhaktapur have died of coronavirus related complications.

With this the number of coronavirus related death in the province has reached 444 till date.