A 85-year-old woman with COVID-19 has died while undergoing treatment at the Narayani Temporary COVID-19 Hospital Gandak in Birgunj.
Medical Superintendent at the Narayani Hospital Dr Madan Kumar Upadhyaya told Setopati that the woman with heart conditions breathed her last while being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Friday morning.
She was admitted at the hospital Thursday morning after testing positive. She had pneumonia when she was brought to the hospital.
The hospital is coordinating with the Nepal Army for funeral of the woman.
This is the 44th COVID-19 death reported in Nepal.