A total of 91 per cent of Nepalis infected with COVID-19 abroad have recovered from the contagion, Non-Resident Nepali Association said today.

According to NRNA, as many as 46,578 Nepalis had tested positive for the virus in 46 foreign countries as of last evening. Of them, 42,803 have recovered. The recovery rate is 91 per cent. A clinically recovered COVID-19 patient should test negative for the virus twice in the gap of at least 24 hours.

The health committee of NRNA said 293 Nepalis living abroad had succumbed to COVID in 19 countries till date. Saudi Arabia reported the highest number of deaths among Nepalis (84), the United Kingdom (69) and India (40). Of the 40 Nepalis who died of COVID-19 in India, 10 are females.

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