Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: Total confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have reached 99 after 17 more patients have been diagnosed for corona virus positive on Wednesday. 

According to the ministry of health and population, the swab samples tests conducted at Kathmandu-based National Public Health Laboratory confirmed corona virus positive of 17 patients, who were from Birgung of Parsa district.  

The infected patients include from two-month to 66-year of age, the ministry has said during a regular press conference. Of them 7 are females while other 10 others are males.