A woman who died at Om Hospital in Chabahil Wednesday night has posthumously tested positive for COVID-19.
The woman was admitted at the hospital five days back, according to the hospital. Her swab was sent for test the same day. The woman with asthma and hypertension died Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Details about the woman have yet to be revealed.
The body is at the hospital and the Nepal Army will conduct the funeral.
A 65-year-old woman from Sarlahi had died of COVID-19 at the APF Hospital in Balambu, Kathmandu on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 death toll in Nepal has now reached 65.