Nepal

Three succumb to COVID-19 in Dharan

KathmanduPati October 11, 2020

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DHARAN : Three people have succumbed toCOVID-19 in the past twenty four hours in Dharan. They were being treated at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan.

The deceased include a 64-year-old man from Duhabi, Sunsari, a 61-year-old woman from Dhankuta and another woman of unidentified age from Dharan-8.

The 64-year-old man, who had been admitted to the hospital on September 30 after contracting the infection, was suffering from kidney problems. The 61-year-old woman was suffering from diabetes.

Similarly, the other woman had been referred by Dhankuta Hospital and admitted to the hospital on October 2, according to Dr Ashish Shrestha, Co-Spokesperson at the BPKIHS. The Nepal Army will manage the dead bodies, he added.