COVID-19 cases surges to 258

Kathmandu: The number of Coronaviru cases in Nepal has surged to 258 on Friday after detection of 9 more cases.

Officials of the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed about the detection of nine more cases of the deadly virus.

The patients who tested positive for the invisible virus included an elderly male aged 37 years from Makwanpur and other 8 males aged 18, 20, 22, 25, 25, 27, 32 and 36 from Banke district,

With this the total Coronavirus tally has soared to 258 while 35 infected persons have been cured from this disease.