By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 6: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed 323 new COVID-19 cases.

In the last 24 hours, 286 males and 37 females from Sunsari, Saptari, Nawalparasi, Banke, Bardiya, Syangja, Baglung, Bajhang, Kanchanpur, Dhangadhi, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Dolpa, Jajarkot, Salyan, Argakhachi, Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Mahottari, Rautahat and Sarlahi have tested positive for the virus in PCR tests done in different hospitals and labs across the country,informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry, in the daily press briefing today.

Meanwhile, as many as 32 COVID-19 patients, including five females and 27 males from Dhanusha, Sarlahi, Jhapa, Mahottari, Banke, Gulmi, Baitadi, Achham, Surkhet and Mugu have been discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours after recovering from the virus.

Infection of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 has spread in 70 out of 77 districts in Nepal.

With this, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 3,235, including 365 cases of recovery and 13 death cases.

The remaining patients are receiving treatment at various designated hospitals in different parts of the country.