By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 2: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 288 new COVID-19 cases today.

288 people from Rautahat, Syangja, Saptari, Banke, Shurkhet, Dailekh, Salyan, Achham, Bara, Dang, Pyuthan, Kanchanpur, Kailali, Dhanusha, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Siraha, Bhaktapur, Dhading, Kapilvastu, Kathmandu, Nawalparasi (east), Nawalparasi (west), Nuwakot and Rupandehi tested positive for the virus in RT-PCR tests performed at different loboratories across the country, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

The COVID-19 infection has been confirmed in 38 people from Rautahat, 5 from Syangja, 4 from Parbat, one each from Saptari, Pyuthan, Bhaktapur, Dhading, Nawalparasi (east) and Nawalparasi (west).

Likewise, three people from Brdiya, 17 from Banke, 27 from Surkhet, 9 from Dailekh, 18 from Salyan, 10 from Achham, 17 from Dang, 8 from Kanchanpur, 10 from Kailali, 6 from Dhanush, two from Mahottari, 16 from Kapilvastu, four from Kathmandu, two from Nuwakot and 10 from Rupandehi have been identified with COVID-19 infection.

Meanwhile, 45 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovery, out of which 16 are from Rupandehi, 9 are from Kapilvastu, 17 are from Jhapa and one each are from Makwanpur, Gulmi and Sunsari.   

With this, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 2099, with 266 cases of recovery and eight death cases.