KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 15 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Monday.

Of the confirmed cases,  all 26 cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,548 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the total samples, 887 were tested through RT-PCR and 661 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 577 active cases in the country as eight 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 12,019 to date.