BANKE: Two more people undergoing treatment at the Bheri Hospital died on Saturday night.
An 84-year-old man of Traffic Chowk in ward no. 10 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis and a 71-year-old woman of Kohalpur Municipality ward no. 8 died in the course of treatment, said COVID-19 Focal Person of Health Office, Banke Naresh Shrestha.
This takes the total tally of deaths due to the coronavirus in Banke district to 26.
Another 12 persons who came for treatment in the district from other districts also died.
Meanwhile, eight patients in Bheri hospital and 12 in the teaching hospital in Kohalpur are reportedly in serious condition.
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