Corona infection was confirmed in 57 more people, the number of infected reached 17 thousand 502

Kathmandu : Another 57 people were confirmed infected with the corona virus in Nepal on Saturday. Along with this, the number of corona infected has reached 17 thousand 502.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Jageshwar Gautam gave the information in a regular live update on Saturday.

In the last 24 hours, 3,331 people underwent PCR in 27 laboratories and 57 of them tested positive for corona, the ministry said. At the same time, the number of corona infected in Nepal has reached 17 thousand 502 and the number of active infected is 5 thousand 825.

Similarly, 103 more people have recovered from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the number of people recovering from corona infection in Nepal has reached 11,637 so far. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, they have been discharged from hospital in different parts of the country.

According to the ministry, the death toll from the corona has risen to 40 so far.