DAMAULI: As many as 154 persons infected with coronavirus have been staying in isolation, under observation, at various health centres in Tanahun district.

According to the District Health Office, 142 males and 15 females staying in quarantine upon arriving from foreign countries tested positive for the virus.

DHO Chief Shankar Babu Adhikari said, "So far, out of 2,349 specimen collected within the district, 1,730 tested positive for the virus while 465 sample reports are awaited."

Till date, one person died in a quarantine centre and one died by suicide while in quarantine in the district, Adhikari shared.

Meanwhile, Nepal has reported 16,801 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 38 deaths as of today, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.