By Bhaktibilash Pokharel, Gaighat, Apr. 22: Along with COVID-19 infection found in five persons of the same family, the number of COVID-19 patients in Udaypur district has reached 28.
41-year old brother, his 18-year old son, 36-year old sister, 40-year old brother in law and 18-year old nephew of the same family were found to be infected by COVID-19 at Bhulke, Triyuga Municipality-3 in the district.
Out of five members of the family, 18-year old son had returned to Udaypur from Uttar Pradesh of India on March 20, said Superintendent of Police, Bir Bahadur Budha Magar.
Swab test of 346 samples collected from Triyuga Municipality-3, Bhulke, has thus far completed.
"In the PCR test carried out at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, and the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Teku, of three people among 16 residing at Bhulke mosque, a 55-year old female was found to be infected by COVID-19," said Mohan Prasad Subedi, Chief of District Public Health Office, Udaypur. "With this, the count of COVID-19 patients in Udayapur has reached 28."
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