गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 53-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Surkhet Nepal 53-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Surkhet KathmanduPati December 06, 2020 SURKHET – One more person has succumbed to Coronavirus infection in Surkhet district of Karnali Province. A 53-year-old man of Panchapuri Municipality-6 died in course of treatment at the Provincial Hospital on Saturday night, according to the Health Services Division. The man was in home-based isolation after testing positive to the virus on November 24. He was rushed to the COVID-19 ward of the hospital after suffering respiratory complications all of a sudden. At the hospital, he was in ventilator support when he died. This takes the total number of deaths to COVID-19 in Karnali Province to 20. Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 6,983 in the province. Twelve people were found infected in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Social Development. A total of 6,451 have recovered so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Home Ministry issues nine-point directive for administrative reforms Government focuses on good governance, prosperity: Minister Khanal PM Shah discusses with CMs to resolve complexities of federalism… KMC, Nepal Police to collaborate for road, urban safety Minister Shrestha directs for structural reform in energy sector German Ambassador Volz pays courtesy call on Minister Khanal Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election5 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey