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Nepal’s COVID-19 cases cross 100,000-mark
KATHMANDU : Nepal’s COVID-19 cases crossed 100,000 on Friday after 2,059 new coronavirus infections were detected in a single day across the country, a senior health ministry official said.The country has also seen 10 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the number of fatalities to 600.During a virtual press meet, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, Jageshwar Gautam, said that 2,059 new cases of coronavirus were detected, pushing the national tally to 100,676.The official said a total of 13,279 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.The Kathmandu Valley, which has emerged as a hot spot for the deadly virus, recorded 1,409 cases in one day.Gautam said a total of 1,680 persons, who had earlier tested positive for the