Nepal logs two more COVID-19 fatalities; death-toll reaches 42

By THT Online

Published: 05:46 pm Jul 22, 2020

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: Nepal has recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths today, taking the nationwide death-toll from the disease to 42. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a 60-year-old male from Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City in Dhanusha district passed away on Tuesday, July 21. He had been admitted to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences on Friday, July 17, after having symptoms including high fever, cough, and problems in respiration. His samples were collected which came out positive for COVID-19. He was placed in a ventilator and receiving treatment. Likewise, a Chinese national working in Nepal has succumbed to the coronavirus infection on Wednesday. READ MORE: Chinese national diagnosed with Covid-19 passes away at TUTH

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Nepal logs two more COVID-19 fatalities; death-toll reaches 42