Nepal COVID-19 tally reaches 57

at 5:10 pm

New Delhi (NVI): Three new persons have been tested positive for coronavirus in  Nepal, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 57, local media reports said.

According to Nepal health officals, the newly identified cases belong to Bara and Parsa districts of Province 2.

Two persons of Bara and one of Parsa had recently returned from a Muslim gathering in New Delhi, India, reports said.

All of them are men, aged between 30 and 50.

So far, 16 people have been cured or discharged

At present, active COVID-19 cases in Nepal stand at 42 with zero deaths.