Number of coronavirus infected reaches 27 in Jhapa

JHAPA: The number of people contracting coronavirus in the Jhapa district has reached 27. As per updates released by the Ministry of Health and Population this morning, 15 new cases were found among the people from Ward No 3, 6, and 7 of Kachankawal rural municipality.

The newly infected belong to the age group from 18 to 46 years, according to the Ministry’s Joint Spokesperson, Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari. All of them are males. With this, the number of infected persons has reached 25 in Kachanakawal alone.