Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: Nine more confirmed cases of corona virus COVID-19 have been identified on Friday. With the new cases, total numbers of COVID-19 patients infected with the deadly virus have reached to 258 till Friday morning. 

According to the joint spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population the newly diagnosed patients with the deadly virus were eight males aged 18, 20, 22, 25, 25, 27, 32 and 36 from Nainpur-1, 3 and 5 of Banke district and a 37-year-old man from Makwanpur district.  

The PCR tests conducted at Kathmandu-based National Public Health Laboratory and Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital confirmed about their infections.