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

All 19 confirmed cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 3,821 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 2,373 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,448 through the Antigen method.

One person died due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 death toll in the country stands at 11,952 to date.

Currently, there are 217 active cases in the country as 18 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.