Morang: Five persons infected with coronavirus died in the last 24 hours in Biratnagar.
Four died in hospitals and one in home isolation.
A 55-year-old man from Itahari-18 of Sunsari died at Noble Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, said hospital manager Narayan Dahal, adding that the man was admitted to the hospital three days back.
An 84-year-old man from Bishnupur-1 of Siraha district died in the hospital isolation on Thursday itself.
Similarly, at Neuro COVID-19 Hospital in Biratnagar, a 71-year-old man died while undergoing treatment, according to hospital administrator Suresh Acharya.
Max Hospital of Morang recorded the death of 55-year-old person from Jahad Rural Municipality-3, according to administrative chief at hospital, Hemnarayan Mehta.
Another elderly person to lose life to COVID-19 is 70-year-old man from Biratnagar-8. He died in home isolation, according to Biratnagar Metropolis.
Meanwhile, Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Province-1 Hikmat Kumar Karki recovered from infection after fourteen day isolation.
