CHITWAN: A 49-year-old man has died from coronavirus in Chitwan district on early Saturday.

The infected man succumbed to the virus in the course of treatment at Bharatpur Hospital at 1:45 am today, Liladhar Paudel,  the spokesperson for the hospital said.

Originaly from Khairahani municipality-12, the patient had been in home isolation after he tested positive for coronavirus on  October 14.

Cancer-riddent patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital after he complained of respiratoy problems on Friday.