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Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 5,411 with 196 new fatalities



KATHMANDU: As many as 196 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 5,411 as of Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Nepal recorded a total of 8,203 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 8,136 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, 2,049 persons in Kathmandu, 365 in Lalitpur, and 221 in Bhaktapur have been tested positive for the pandemic virus, making the capital valley’s fresh coronavirus cases 2,635 in past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6,891 persons have returned home after complete health recovery from COVID-19.

Publish Date : 18 May 2021 18:55 PM

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