KATHMANDU: A total of 120 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnali Province in the past 24 hours.

A statement issued by the Health Services Division of the Karnali Province Ministry of Social Development confirmed the coronavirus infection.

A test conducted at the Province Hospital Surkhet and Avian Disease Investigation Center confirmed coronavirus infection in 86 people of Dailekh and 34 people of Surkhet.

Among the newly-infected are 11 women and other men.