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Gandaki Province reports second Covid-19 death

Gandaki Province reports second Covid-19 death

By Bharat Koirala

This undated image shows the building of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, in Kaski district.

POKHARA: Gandaki Province has reported yet another Covid-19 related death, the province's second, on Wednesday night. The 55-year-old male from Sirubari in Syangja district undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, passed away at 11:35 pm yesterday. He was admitted to the hospital on being diagnosed with coronavirus-infection on June 22. He had underlying health conditions including Pneumonia and Diabetes, informed Dr Arjun Acharya, Director at the hospital. A 58-year-old man from Waling Municipality-3 in Syangja district died from the respiratory disease on June 7. READ ALSO: Gandaki province reports first coronavirus death, Nepal’s 14th With 11 new cases recorded on Thursday morning, the Covid-19 case-tally in the province has reached 753, Gandaki Health Directorate informed. Among the infected today, six are from Myagdi, one from Syangja, two from Baglung, and two from Nawalpur.