Dharan, Oct 22 

A coronavirus infected person died in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKHS) early this morning.

The BPKHS said that the 83-year-old man from Inaruwa in Sunsari district passed away at 2:10 am in course of treatment. Assistant Spokesperson of the BPKHS, Dr Aashish Shrestha, said the elderly was admitted to the hospital on 19 October after he contracted the virus and was a patient of high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic diseases.

With this, 69 persons died of the Covid-19 in the BPKHS.