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Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 4,252 with 168 new fatalities



KATHMANDU: As many as 168 COVID-19 patients have reportedly succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the new deaths have taken the country’s death toll to 4,252 as of Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 9,305 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 9,238 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 67 have been tested positive through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry, 3,250 persons in Kathmandu, 448 in Lalitpur, and 226 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, making the capital valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 3,924 in past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4,444 persons have returned home after complete health recovery from COVID-19.

Publish Date : 12 May 2021 16:24 PM

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