COVID-19 killed 96 Nepalis, nearly 7000 infected worldwide

KATHMANDU, May 17: A total of 96 non-resident Nepalis have died of coronavirus in different parts of the world as of Saturday.

The highest number of deaths has been recorded in the United Kingdom with 63 fatalities, according to the Non-Resident Nepalis Association. Likewise, 15 people have died in the US, nine in the UAE, two in Saudi Arabia, one each in Ireland, Japan, Turkey, the Netherlands, Bahrain and Sweden, Dr. Sanjib Sapkota of the NRNA health committee said.