MAHOTTARI, May 28 -- Seventy-six new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Province 2 on Thursday morning.

With this, the COVID-19 tally in Province 2 has soared to 400. The new coronavrus infected people are-29 from Dhanusha, 17 from Mahottari, 14 from Saptari, seven from sarlahi, six from Siraha and three from Rautahat, according to Senior Health Administrator at the State-2 Health Directorate, Bijay Kumar Jha.

The highest number of COVID-19 infected people in the Province-2 is in Rautahat, which stands at 112. There is a long queue of people at southern border of the State willing to return home.

Most of the coronavirus infected people in the Province are found returned from India, added Jha. Preparation to collect swab has been in...