Kathmandu, Sept. 12: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Saturday confirmed 14 COVID-19 related deaths.

Some 14 persons including three females and 14 males, succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, revealed the daily report released by the MoHP today.

A 43-year-old male of Sunsari, a 78-year-old female of Parsa, a 61-year-old male of Chitwan, a 76-year-old female of Tanahun, an 85-year-old male of Syangja, a 45-year-old male of Gorkha, a 51-year-old male of Kaski, two males aged 60 and 40 of Rupandehi, two males aged 72 and 38 of Bhaktapur, two males aged 51 and 54 and a 76-year-old female of Kathmandu, who were infected with the novel coronavirus, died while receiving treatment at various health facilities across the nation.

With this, the COVID-19 death toll has reached 336 and the death rate is at 0.63 per cent.