KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 19 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Saturday.

Of the confirmed cases, 17 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 02 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,332 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Of them, 591 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 741 through the Antigen method.

Currently, there are 925 active cases in the country as 96 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.

No coronavirus-related death was recorded in the past 24 hours, and the COVID-19 death toll stands at 12,018 to date.