Of the 350 swab samples collected and tested at the Bheri Hospital in Banke, 204 samples have tested positive for Covid-19 until Thursday morning.
As per the hospital records, until 10am on Thursday 350 samples were tested for Covid-19 and of them 204 came positive.
In view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the District Administration Office in Banke has decided to impose a lockdown in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City from Wednesday midnight to April 25 midnight to contain the virus surge.
Meanwhile, an 86-year-old woman who was admitted at Nepalgunj Medical College and had tested positive for Covid-19 on April 20 died at around 2am Thursday.
As of Thursday, 67 people have died in Banke district due to Covid-19-related complications.
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