KATHMANDU: 24 people have succumbed to coronavirus death in Gandaki province in past 24 hours.

According to Province Health Directorate, 24 people died  when 859 people got infected with coronavirus pandemic in last past 24 hours.

Kaski has the highest number of deaths in the period. Nine people died of coronavirus in Kaski.

Similarly, there have been five deaths in Syangja, three in Parvat, two in Tanahu and one each in Myagdi, Gorkha, Lamjung, Baglung and Nawalpur districts in past 24 hours.

With this the coronavirus related death tolls in the province have reached to 407 till Monday.

There are 8,892 active cases of coronavirus in Gandaki province.