BIRGUNJ: Forty-five additional people including security personnel and bankers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
They were confirmed during PCR tests carried out at the laboratory of Narayani Hospital in Birgunj on Thursday night.
Among those infected are 26 from Parsa and 19 from Bara.
Out of 584 swab tests conducted at the laboratory of the hospital, 45 tested positive for coronavirus informed Dr Atulesh Kumar Chaurasiya, the spokesperson for Narayani Hospital.
Ten women are among those infected.
According to the hospital, 19 infected are from Birgunj Metropolitan City alone and five staffers from Nabil Bank.
Similarly, 14 people among those infected are from Nijgadh municipality of Bara.
Likewise, six security personnel from Area Police Office, Nijgadh and two officials from Armed Police Force, Piluwa have contracted coronavirus.
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