<span style="color: #222222;">The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 has crossed 600 mark in Nepal. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 19 more people tested positive today taking total number to 603. </span><br />''<br />''17 persons have been discharged from the hospitals. There are now 513 people are under treatment in Nepal, while 87 have recovered. Three persons have lost their lives due to COVID-19 so far. At present 39,804 people are under quarantine across the country. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Out of 77 districts of the Himalayan nation, 42 are affected by the novel Coronavirus. Banke district in Province 5 has reported maximum 142 positive cases.</span><br />