Two die from COVID-19

Kathmandu, Aug 26 : Two men have died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  A 55-year-old man of Suryabinayak municipality-8 in Bhaktapur died at Dhulikhel hospital, said the COVID-19 prevention and control command post. The deceased was suffering from heart and thyroid problems, said Dr Narendra Kumar Jha, chief of the district health office and member-secretary of the post.

Likewise, a 45-year-man of Godavari municipality-11 in Kailali district died at Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi on Tuesday, said the hospital’s information officer Dilip Kumar Shrestha. He was on a ventilator. He was suffering from lung and liver problems. Nepali Army has been asked to manage the body of the man, said Shrestha.