Nine succumb to COVID-19 in last 24 hours

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 146 as of Saturday afternoon after nine more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.

Speaking at a regular press briefing this afternoon, Spokesperson at the Ministry Dr. Jageshwor Gautam said that two from Sunsari, three from Parsa, one each from Bara, Siraha, Makwanpur and Bhaktapur have succumbed to the coronavirus.

The deceased include one woman and eight men.

Nepal confirmed 634 new cases in the last 24 hours that took the national tally to 31,117.

Meanwhile, 18,350 have recovered across the country so far. As many as 136 have been discharged from hospitals and isolation centers in the last 24 hours, he shared.