COVID-19 kills 5,446, infects 217,820 in SAARC region; 75,016 recover

KATHMANDU: Coronavirus has killed 5,446 people in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region as of Saturday morning.

According to the latest figures collated by Worldometer, 3,726 died in India, 1,067 in Pakistan, 432 in Bangladesh, 205 in Afghanistan, nine in Sri Lanka and four in the Maldives and three in Nepal taking the tally to 5,446 in the SAARC member states. Meanwhile, 75, 016 people have recovered after treatment.