New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases have increased to 258 in Nepal with 9 new cases confirmed today, according to the local media reports.
According to the country’s Ministry of Health and Population, the new cases were confirmed through PCR tests conducted at the National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, and Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj.
The infected persons include a 37-year-old male from Makawanpur, and 18, 20, 22, 25, 25, 27, 32, and 36-year-old males from wards-1,2, and 3 of Narainapur Rural Municipality in Banke district have been tested positive.
All of the patients are in normal health condition and in touch with health workers, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, there are 222 active COVID-19 patients currently undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country, as per media reports.
So far, 36 people have been cured or recovered from the virus.
