COVID-19 kills 9,635, infects 411, 437 in SAARC region; 160,916 recover

KATHMANDU: Coronavirus death toll has jumped to 9,635 in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region as of Saturday morning. Over 411,435 have been infected.

According to the latest figures, 6,649 have died in India, 1,838 in Pakistan, 811 in Bangladesh, 309 in Afghanistan, and 11 each in Sri Lanka and Nepal, 7 in the Maldives, taking the total death toll to 9,636 in the SAARC member states. Similarly, among 411, 437 infected, 160, 916 have recovered from the deadly virus.