Nepal confirms 10 new coronavirus cases

Nepal on Sunday confirmed 10 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 69.

Nepal is among the nations that has the least cases of coronavirus

As many as 16 COVID-19 patients have been recovered so far, a heath ministry spokesperson said.

Of the 10 new coronavirus cases, one is reported from Parsa district and nine are from Banke district.

The patients are aged between 7 and 58 years, the spokesperson said, adding that 13,414 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far in the country.

The deadly coronavirus, which first surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last, has so far infected over 3,502,000 people worldwide and claimed more than 245,000 lives.