KATHMANDU: Coronavirus has been confirmed in 13 more people in Nepal. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal has reached 134.
Out of 13 newly-infected, six each are from Kapilvastu and Rupandehi and one from Bardiya.
The infected include 12 men and one woman, and are between the age of 11 to 40 years old, according to joint-spokesperson of Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari.
The test was confirmed in the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital.
Coronavirus infection has been found in men aged 15,19,23,30,32 and 38 years of Yashodhara Rural Municipality-8 and Buddhabhumi Municipality-7 of Kapilvastu.
Similarly, men aged 24, 26,27,30,32 and 40 years of Sammarimai Rural Municipality-7 and Lumbini Cultural Rural Municipality-6 of Rupandehi have been infected.
Likewise, an 11-year-old girl of Rajapur Municipality-5 in Bardiya has also contracted coronavirus.
Nepal has confirmed 24 cases in a single day on Monday so far.
Earlier, one new case was confirmed in Saptari district on Monday afternoon.
An 18-year-old youth from Dakneshwori Municipality-3 was confirmed to be infected after his swab sample was tested at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.
His health condition is normal, said Spokesperson Adhikari.
Earlier today, 10 persons from Kapilvastu, Yasodhara rural municipality-5 and Buddha Bhumi rural municipality-7 have been found infected with coronavirus. All of them are men.
Nine among those infected are aged 18, 19, 20, 20, 24, 30, 31, 34, 34, while the age of the remaining one is to be established.
Their swabs had been tested at the National Public Health Laboratory, Teku. According to Adhikari the health condition of those infected is normal.
According to Spokesperson Dr. Bikash Devkota, 17,809 samples have been tested by PCR and 58,546 using the RDT method so far.
Spokesperson Dr. Devkota informed that 2,799 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours. Similarly, 12,701 people are in quarantine across the country.
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