BIRGUNJ: Birgunj in Parsa district has reported another death from the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday evening.
A 56-year-old woman of Birgunj Metropolitan City-11 died at 7:30 pm while undergoing treatment at the Birgunj Healthcare Temporary COVID Hospital in Gandak Bahuari, according to the District Administration Office, Parsa.
The woman was admitted to the hospital on August 8 and was put on ventilator support after respiratory complications.
The woman was diagnosed with coronavirus infection on August 8 in a test carried out at the laboratory of Narayani Hospital. Her swab sample was collected after she had developed fever, cough and respiratory problems.
With the death, the death toll in Birgunj has reached 36 while the national tally has hit 148. However, the Ministry of Health and Population is yet to confirm the death officially.
Nepal’s death toll from the pandemic had reached 147 on Saturday evening after a coronavirus infected woman from Makwanpur died while undergoing treatment in Chitwan last night.
According to Bharatpur Hospital, a 65-year-old woman from Hetauda-3 had succumbed to the coronavirus while undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur-based College of Medical Sciences at 7:26 pm.
Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll had hit 146 Saturday afternoon after nine more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
Speaking at a regular press briefing, Spokesperson at the Ministry Dr. Jageshwor Gautam had said that two from Sunsari, three from Parsa, one each from Bara, Siraha, Makwanpur and Bhaktapur have succumbed to the coronavirus. The deceased include one girl and eight men.
Nepal confirmed 634 new cases in the last 24 hours that took the national tally to 31,117.
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