Kathmandu, Sept. 11: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday confirmed five COVID-19 related deaths.
Five persons, four males and a female, succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, read the daily update revealed by the ministry on Friday.
A 40-year-old male female of Morang, a 65-year-old male of Mahottari, a 45-year-old male of Dhanusa, a 70-year-old male of Kathmandu and a 55-year-old male of Mahottari, who were infected with the novel coronavirus, died while receiving treatment at various health facilities across the nation.
With this, Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 322 and the death rate is at 0.62 per cent.