BIRGUNJ, AUGUST 26 Four COVID patients have lost their lives in the past 24 hours in Birgunj. This is the first time that four persons have lost their lives in a day in the city. The deceased are residents of Bara, who were undergoing treatment at two COVID special hospitals of Birgunj. They succumbed to the virus between 6:00 am and 11:00 pm yesterday. According to Narayani Hospital Spokesperson Dr Atulesh Chaurasiya, two persons died at the COVID Special Hospital, Gandak, under Narayani Hospital, other two died at the Temporary COV- ID Special Hospital Birgunj Health Care. The deceased are a 66-year-old man of Kalaiya sub-metropolis, a 42-year-old man of Bishrampur Rural Municipality, a 59-year-old man of Mahagadimai Municipality and a72-year-old man of Swarna Rural Municipality. With this, the total number of COVID-19-related fatalities in Parsa has reached 42. Of them, 31 are from Parsa, nine from Bara and two from Rautahat. Meanwhile, 19 more COV- ID-19 cases were confirmed in Parsa today. The newly infected are six persons of Birgunj metropolis, 12 of Parsagadi Municipality and one of Dhobini Rural Municipality. A version of this article appears in e-paper on August 27, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.