May 8, Kathmandu - Nine people have died of corona infection in Kailali district in the last 24 hours. According to the local administration, nine people died in 24 hours at the Seti Provincial Hospital and a private hospital in Dhangadhi, the provisional capital of the province.

District Administration Office Information Officer Shivaraj Joshi said that five people from Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan municipality, two from Bardagoria village municipality, one from Lamkichuha municipality and one from Kanchanpur rehabilitation municipality died.

The deceased have been identified as 50-year-old man of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolis-1, (61-year-old) man of Ward No. 3 (81-year-old) man of Ward No. 4, (43-year-old) man of Ward No. 5 and (50-year-old) woman of Ward No. 12.

Similarly, a (57-year-old) man and a (61-year-old) man of Bardagoria Gaonpalika-2, a (42-year-old) man of Lamkichuha Municipality-6 and an (86-year-old) man of Kanchanpur Rehabilitation Municipality-11 died.