In Parsa district a man of Maistha died of Covid-19 during course of treatment in Gandak Hospital, Birgunj, on Tuesday evening. He was in his late sixties.
He was admitted to Advance Hospital following complications in his breathing, on Monday.
However, he was referred to Gandak-based Temporary Covid Hospital on suspicion of having contracted Covid-19 on the same evening.
His RT-PCR test result came positive for the virus post demise.
With this, national COVID-19 death toll has advanced to 43.