Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- Nepal saw its single biggest Covid-19 death toll of eight on Wednesday, taking the total to 91. A majority of these deaths have been reported since the lockdown was lifted three weeks ag0.

Of the eight new victims, two were from Dhanusha district and one each from Kathmandu, Dhading, Saptari, Morang, Kapilvastu and Bara.

According to the Ministry of Health, 51 have died since the nationwide lockdown was lifted on July 21 while there were 40 deaths during the nearly four months of lockdown that was imposed on March 24.

On Wednesday, of the 484 people who tested positive for the coronavirus, 138 were from Kathmandu Valley. With the entry points to the Valley unregulated during and after the lockdown, thousands of pe...