The youth who died in the Coronavirus Hospital in Bharatpur on Tuesday was not infected with the virus.
Chief of the hospital Bhoj Raj Adhikari told Setopati that the swab sent to the National Public Health Laboratory in Teku showed the deceased was not infected with the virus.
The 30-year-old from Birgunj, who died at 9:30 Tuesday morning, was suffering from skin, lungs and kidney problems.
The youth who first reached the CMC Hospital in Chitwan was then referred to the Coronavirus Hospital as he had fever and pneumonia. He was kept at the intensive care unit (ICU) where he breathed his last.
His swab was sent to Kathmandu to test for Coronavirus.