CHITWAN: Five additional people have died from COVID-19 in separate places of the country in the past 24 hours.
Two people have died due to COVID-19 in the course of treatment at Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan district.
The deceased are 79-year-old man of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-10 and a 61-year-old woman of Dhading, said the hospital administration.
The septuagenarian, who had been hospitalized on November 1 after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 29, succumbed to the virus at 1:20 am today, informed Leela Dhar Paudel, the information officer of the hospital.
Similarly, a 61-year-old woman of Nilkantha municipality-3, of Dhading died at 2:55 am today.
She had been admitted to the hospital on October 21.
BIRATNAGAR: Three additional people including an octogenarian have died due to coronavirus infection in separate places of the country.
Two septuagenarian men have died due to coronavirus infection in the course of treatment in Biratnagar, Morang.
A 70-year-old man of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-3, who was admitted to isolation center of Koshi Hospital after he tested positive for the virus on October 23, passed away due to COVID-19 infection, said Gyan Bahadur Basnet, the manager of the hospital.
Similarly, a 72-year-old man of Damak municipality-2, Damak died in the course of treatment at Nobel Teaching Hospital.
He was admitted to the hospital after his PCR test result came out positive on October 28.
The elderly died in the course of treatment, said Narayan Dahal, the manager of the hospital.
Likewise, an octogenarian has died due to coronavirus infection in Sindhuli district.
An 84-year-old woman of Kamalamai municipality-6, Panityanki succumbed to the virus on Sunday night.
The elderly had been admitted to Dhulikhel Hospital on Friday after she complained of respiratory complications and high fever.
Her swab test result came out positive half an hour before the patient breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the hospital, said Bimal Shrestha, the manager of the Hospital.
Shrestha said the hospital administration is coordinating with the Nepal Army for the management of the deceased’s body.
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