KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 16 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Thursday.

All the confirmed cases, nine were detected through the RT-PCR method and seven through Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1837 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the total samples, 614 were tested through RT-PCR and 1,223 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 563 active cases in the country as 13 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.