6 May 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal has confirmed 17 more new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. With this, the COVID-19 cases tally reaches to 99.
Speaking at a regular press briefing, Dr Bikash Devkota, Spokesperson at Ministry of Health and Population said those who tested positive for coronavirus are from Parsa.
The test at the Teku-based laboratory showed positive results.
While 7 of them are female, 10 are male ranging from two months to 66 years of age.
Likewise, six persons, have returned home after recovery, he said.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that 22 out of the 99 persons receiving treatment for COVID-19 have returned home after recovery.
