Bharatpur, April 16: Chitwan reports a death from COVID-19 on Saturday. According to the Health Office Chitwan, the deceased is a 64-year-old male of Bharatpur metropolis-10.
Office Chief Durga Chapagain said he was under medical treatment for pneumonia and was found infected with COVID-19 on April 13.
There are 10 active cases of COVID-19 in the district at present and are in home isolation: eight in Bharatpur metropolis and one each in Ratnanagar and Kalika municipalities.
Corona infected woman dies in Seti Provincial Hospital
A 73-year-old woman from Kanchanpur who was infected with corona virus died during treatment at the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi.
The woman suffering from heart disease was admitted to the ICU of the hospital’s Covid ward six days ago after the result of the PCR test was positive, said Mekharaj Upadhyay, the information officer of the provincial hospital.
It may be noted that the infection rate of corona virus has started to rise in Sudur Paschim Province for the past few weeks. According to the statistics of Directorate of Health Dipayal, 223 people have been found to be infected in the province in the last 11 days.
