KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday morning confirmed seven new Covid-19 cases from various locations in the country.

With this, the nationwide tally of coronavirus-transmission cases stands at 109 in Nepal.

The new cases were identified from tests conducted at National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu and Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar, stated the Ministry.

Among the newly infected are 18, 45 and 65 year old females from Bhulke in Udayapur; 17, 18 and another 18 year old males from Kapilvastu; and a 62-year-old male from Chhapkaiya in Parsa district.

THT's Udayapur correspondent Shyam Rai reported that the three women were detected with coronavirus infection through a test carried out on their swab samples. Specimens were collected from 334 people by Koshi Hospital, three days ago, informed chief at District Public Health Office, Mohan Subedi. Meanwhile, the hospital has partially completed testing of the collected samples.

Three youths who tested positive for the virus in Kapilvastu are among 65 persons who were placed in a quarantine centre established at Janata Secondary School in Mayadevi Rural Municipality in the district, reported THT's regional correspondent Krishna Prasad Dhakal. Authorities carried out tests on them about two days ago.

Two other youths among them had tested positive for the virus two days ago. All of them had returned to the district from Mumbai in India. They entered Nepal via Bilmi, a border check point in Kapilvastu district, about a week ago.

Likewise, the infected person in Birgunj Metropolitan City is a resident of ward-3, THT's regional correspondent Ram Sarraf quoted ward chair Baiju Prasad Swarnakar as saying. The person was detected with the infection while tracing and testing the contacts of recently infected persons in the area.

The process of contact tracing had begun after the area was sealed off on May 6 following the detection of infection in 17 persons of the same family. Swab samples of 79 people had been collected for testing from the area. Preparations are going on to admit the patient in the isolation ward of Narayani Hospital.

As per the latest information, their health conditions have been reported normal and they have come into the contact of heath professionals.