A dengue patient died during treatment at Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan on Sunday. 

Pitambar Raya, 47, was brought to the hospital from Hetauda 10 days ago. A Sarlahi native, Raya was based in Hetauda where he ran a stationery shop. Meanwhile, stationers in Hetauda closed their shops on Tuesday to mourn Raya’s death. Sixty-eight people in Hetauda have been diagnosed with dengue this year, according to Makwanapur District Public Health Office. (PR)