As many as 85 Covid-19 patients have died in the province as of Sunday, according to the Social Development Ministry in Janakpur.

The provincial government has declared its plan to add 500 beds across hospitals in the province to accommodate the increasing number of coronavirus patients.

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Sarlahi and Saptari districts, major cities including Janakpur, Birgunj, Jaleshwor and most areas of Bara district.

Although the Janakpur government in April decided to purchase 50 ventilators for government hospitals in the province, the decision is yet to be implemented.

Ten deaths and as many as 643 new cases were confirmed in the past two weeks.

Seven people died while two have gone missing in monsoon-induced disasters in the last 24 hours.

Following continuous rainfall since Wednesday, Koshi, Kamala, Bagmati, Bakaiya, Ratu, Khando and Lakhandehi rivers have witnessed surges.

Police say 23-year-old Shambhu Sada committed suicide, but family members suspect it was an extra-judicial killing.

As many as 57 new cases were confirmed on Saturday.

Two people returning from Gujarat in India died in Surkhet and Dhanusa for want of medical attention, and hunger.

A letter by the province attorney states the programmes aired on different channels are insulting and disrespectful to the Madhesi community.

The municipality built a fence along the border in a bid to curb cross-border movement.

Of the 98 confirmed cases in the province, 85 are from Parsa district alone.

Three health teams have been dispatched to provide treatment and find possible cause behind the deaths.

Authorities have collected and sent their viscera samples to the forensic science laboratory in Kathmandu for tests.