DHANGADHI, APRIL 16

A 73-year-old woman from Kanchanpur who was infected with coronavirus 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 coronavirus has started to rise in Sudur Paschim Province for the past few weeks.

According to the statistics of the Directorate of Health Dipayal, 223 people have been found to be infected in the province in the last 11 days.