By TRN Online, Kathmandu, July 5: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has 293 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 today.

As many as 293 persons were identified with the virus infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

The new cases were detected in Jhapa, Panchthar, Taplejung, Morang, Dhanusa, Siraha, Mahottari, Parsa, Argakhanchi, Baitadi, Kailali, Kapilvastu, Kathmandu, Nuwakot, Rautahat, Salyan, Sarlahi, Makwanpur, Rautahat, Banke, Bardiya, Bhaktapur, Ramechhap, Sindhupalchowk, Lalitpur, Illam, Myagdi, Dhading, Baglung, Tanahun, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Nawalparasi, Pyuthan, Rupandehi, Salyan, Dailekh, Surkhet, Rukum (West), Bajura, Dadeldhura, Achham, Doti, Kanchanpur and Syangja

Currently, there are 9,203 active cases of COVID-19 in Nepal.

4,710 PCR tests were conducted nationwide in last one day.

Meanwhile, 132 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment at various health facilities were discharged in the last 24 hours after recovering from the virus infection.

With this, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 15,784 including 6,547 cases of recovery and 34 death cases.