KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 13 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.

All the confirmed cases, 12 were detected through the RT-PCR method and one through Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 3,634 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 2,376 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 185 active cases in the country as 17 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.