KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 44 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.

Of the confirmed cases, 35 were detected through the RT-PCR method and nine through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 2,222 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Of them, 579 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,643 through the Antigen method.

Currently, there are 575 active cases in the country as 29 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 12,018 to date.