PARSA: A coronavirus-infected woman died in course of treatment at Narayani Hospital, Birgunj, early this morning.

Suffering from respiratory complications, pneumonia, and high fever, the woman, 61, of Birgunj Metropolitan City-16, was admitted to the hospital on April 18.

COVID Coordinator at the Hospital, Dr Saroj Roshan Das, said that though the woman was in-home quarantine after she tested positive for coronavirus on April 16, she was admitted to the hospital on April 18 and receiving treatment in ICU after health complications.

With this, the number of people who died from coronavirus in the Parsa district has reached 59, according to the District Administration Office.