POKHARA, June 8: A 60-year-old man from Waling Municipality-3 of Syangja succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease on Monday morning at around 5:55 am.
According to Dr Binod Bindu Sharma, spokesperson for Gandaki Province COVID-19 Control and Prevention Program, the man was undergoing treatment at the isolation ward of Pokhara Academy of Health Science in Pokhara, Gandaki Province.
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The man had returned from India four days ago. He was admitted to the isolation ward on Saturday.
With this, the total number of deaths due to the COVID-19 infection has reached 14 in Nepal. Gandaki Province has reported the first ever death from the viral disease.
