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In grim milestone, Nepal logs tenth coronavirus death on Thursday

In grim milestone, Nepal logs tenth coronavirus death on Thursday

By THT Online

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. Photo: NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP

KATHMANDU: In grim milestone, Nepal has logged another coronavirus death on Thursday, which has taken the national Covid-19 death toll to ten. A 45-year-old man from Palpa who was placed in a quarantine facility in the district upon returning from India five days ago, passed away on Tuesday. He breathed his last at the Mission Hospital in Palpa. Read Also: Nepal’s single-day cases cross 300 for the first time, tally hits 2,634 The man was taken to the hospital on Monday upon having respiratory issues. His swab specimen was collected upon his demise, the result for which came out positive. As many as 334 new cases were registered on Thursday, the first 300 plus highest single-day cases, taking the national tally to 2634.