KATHMANDU: A new case of coronavirus-transmission has been registered in Birgunj while nine people have been found to be infected in Nepalgunj alone.

The Ministry of Health and Population in its daily media briefing provided updates on the latest reported cases.

Of those infected in Nepalgunj, five are male and four are female while their age ranges from seven to 58 years, Spokesperson of the Ministry, Dr Bikas Devkota informed.

The new Covid-19 patient from Birgunj is a 36-year-old male from Chhapakaiya, Birgunj Metropolitan City-3, according to our Birgunj correspondent Ram Sarraf.