Nepal’s coronavirus cases jump to 548

KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 548 after 32 more infections were confirmed on Saturday.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Population, seven males (aged 17, 19, 22, 29, 35, 40, 42) and a female (aged 27) from Banganga municipality of Kapilvastu district; 13 males (aged 18, 20, 20, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 26, 28, 33, 35, 35) from Godauta and Kabilasi municipalities of Sarlahi district; a 37-year-old female from Karaiyamai rural municipality of Bara district; a 35-year-old male from Kathmandu; eight males (aged 20, 20, 24, 24, 27, 30, 30, 55) from Gaidhawa and Rohini rural municipalities of Rupendahi district; and a 52-year-old male from Chitwan have tested positive for the virus.