Banke/ A person who died at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur has been confirmed to be infected with corona virus.
Bardiya Madhuvan Municipality Ward No.9 A 78-year-old man of died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday while undergoing treatment. His body was collected for testing on Monday and the report was positive on Monday. He was admitted to the hospital on August 20. The assistant director of the hospital, According to Dr. Dinesh Shrestha, he was suffering from pneumonia and diabetes.
This is the first case of Bardiya dying from corona. Chief District Officer of Bardiya Liladhar Adhikari informed that the cremation was carried out by a Nepal Army team as per his guideline today. The number of infected people in Bardiya has reached 303.
Five infected people have died at Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, known as Kovid 19 Level 3. Earlier, two people from Banke, one each from Kailali and Achham had died.
An infected woman from Rukum is currently undergoing treatment. The second PCR report of the woman who was admitted seven days ago also came back positive. Shrestha told.
