KATHMANDU, May 24: The total number of people infected by COVID-19 has climbed to 603 in Nepal with 19 new cases in various districts today, Ministry of Health and Population said.
During a regular press briefing, the spokesperson for the MoHP, Bikas Devkota, informed that throat swab samples of 45-year-old male from Morang, 32-year-old male from Bara, 25-year-old male from Bara, 60-year-old male from Parsa, 34-year-old male from Parsa, 32-year-old male from Rautahat, 48-year-old male from Sarlahi tested positive for COVID-19 today.
He shared that Rupandehi alone witnessed six COVID-19 cases on Sunday during the test through PCR method at a lab based in Bhairahawa. Three males (aged 35, 37 and 52) from Kapilvastu were also diagnosed with coronavirus during the PCR testing in Bhairahawa today.
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According to him, the swab sample of a 31-year-old male from Gulmi also tested positive for COVID-19. Spokesperson Devkota said that the first COVID-19 case has been recorded in Nuwakot. The swab sample of a 39-year-old male from Kakani of Nuwakot tested positive for virus during PCR testing at National Public Health Laboratory, Teku.
A 69-year-old male from Sorhakhutte area of Kathmandu also tested positive today afternoon during the test through PCR method at NPHL. Of the total COVID-19 infected patients, 524 are males while 89 are females. As of Sunday afternoon, 87 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after recovery, according to Devkota.
The country has witnessed three COVID-19 death as of today.
