KATHMANDU, May 21: Nepal's COVID-19 tally jumped to 453 with nine new cases today, the Ministry of Health and Population said.
At a regular press briefing, Bikash Devkota, the spokesperson for the ministry said that Jhapa district alone has witnessed eight COVID-19 cases today and one new case was detected in Rupandehi district. Devkota informed that of the total infected persons, 383 are males and 70 are females.
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Likewise, four patients who earlier tested positive for the coronavirus were discharged after recovery from Teku-based National Public Health Laboratory earlier today. With this the number of discharged patients after recovery has climbed to 49, Devkota said.
The spokesperson also confirmed that a 41-year-old male from Gulmi district died of coronavirus during treatment at Crimson Hospital in Rupandehi. With this, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country has reached three.
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