54 percent of those dying of COVID-19 in Nepal are senior citizens above 60

KATHMANDU, July 25: COVID-18 fatality tally of Nepal is inching closer to 10,000. Since the first death case was reported on May 16, 2020, Nepal has witnessed at least 9,695 fatalities.

The second wave of the disease triggered by a deadly new variant of the virus took its toll in the country leaving hundreds of people dead on a daily basis.