COVID infected person dies in Dhulikhel hospital

KAVRE: COVID-19 has been confirmed in a person, 62, of Dolakha district, who died in course of treatment at Dhulikhel Hospital, on Thursday.

He was admitted to the hospital for the treatment of pneumonia. According to the hospital, Coronavirus was confirmed in course of carrying out a test for the virus after his death.

The person of Bigu rural municipality of Dolakha district was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night for the treatment of pneumonia and died on Thursday afternoon in course of treatment.

Chief of the Emergency Department of the Hospital, Dr Sanu Krishna Shrestha, said that the COVID test result came out positive after a PCR test was carried out after the person’s death.

According to the Hospital, it has been continuously providing health services by adopting additional health protocols.

As per the COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Command Post, Kavre, 3,375 people were infected with Coronavirus in the district so far as well as 45 people including 14 women lost their lives due to this.

According to the Post, 23,635 people are administered vaccines against COVID-19 in the district so far. 

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