KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Nepal on Sunday recorded the highest single-day fatalities attributed to COVID-19 with 14 deaths, taking the toll to 221.
At a media briefing on Sunday afternoon by the Ministry of Health and Population, Jageshwar Gatuam, the ministry spokesperson said that ten males and four females succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours.
One woman each from Sunsari, Bara, Mahottari and Kathmandu and one man each from Sunsari, Morang, Rautahat, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, and Nawalparasi succumbed to COVID-19, according to Gautam. He also said that two men each from Rupandehi and Mahottari died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
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"With 14 new fatalities, the number of people dying of coronavirus has reached 221," he said.
