KATHMANDU: A person staying in a quarantine facility in the district passed away on Sunday morning after experiencing some health complications.

It has now been verified that the deceased, a 25-year-old, had contracted Covid-19. The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that the person succumbed to the disease at 6:40 am on Sunday. "His swab specimen was collected for testing, which has come out positive," Ministry's spokesperson Bikas Devkota informed.

This is the second death reported within two days. On Saturday, the Health Ministry had confirmed the first Covid-19 fatality. A 29-year-old new mother from Sindhupalchok who died on Friday was detected with coronavirus transmission.

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