KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 21 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Monday.

Out of the confirmed cases, seven were detected through the RT-PCR method and 14 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 3,248 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 1,990 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,258 through the Antigen method.

No 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 109 active cases in the country as eight infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.