May 12: Government authorities have confirmed 24 more cases of coronavirus, taking the tally to 134.

Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population informed that 16 persons in Kapilvastu, six in Rupandehi and one each in  Bardiya and Saptari tested positive for coronavirus on Monday (May 11).

Most of the infected are male, informed joint-spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Samir Adhikari.

The tests were confirmed at the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital as well as BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan.