As many as seven persons infected with COVID-19 have died in Banke district in the past 24 hours. An infected died in course of treatment at the Bheri hospital this morning.

The deceased has been identified as a 61-year-old male of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis-10. He died at 1:21 am today, a resource person at the COVID crisis management centre, Tej Oli said. Others who died include a 71-year-old woman from Janaki rural municipality, a 28-year-old man and a 65-year-old man from Baijanath Rural Municipality in Banke, a 56-year-old man from Salyan, and a 42-year-old man from Bardia.

Likewise, a 35-year-old man from Nepalgunj sub-metropolis-8 and undergoing treatment at Bheri hospital died on Friday night. This takes the COVID-19 related death toll in Banke to 76.

In the last 24 hours, 250 people tested positive among 269 people who underwent test for COVID in Bheri hospital, Oli said.