Kathmandu, Jun 24 (PTI) Nepal on Tuesday reported the first death due to a new variant of the deadly Coronavirus, heal authorities said.

The deceased was a resident of Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam, according to the Ministry officials at the Koshi province.

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She was admitted to the Nobel Medical College and Hospital in Biratnagar on Monday after complaining about breathing complications for about a week. She passed away while undergoing treatment early this morning, the hospital sources said.

Currently, seven other people are also being treated for the same variant — four from Jhapa, two from Morang, and one from Ilam – in the province.

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