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

Of the confirmed cases, 14 were detected through the RT-PCR method and one through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,985 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the total samples, 764 were tested through RT-PCR method and 1,221 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 514 active cases in the country as 30 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.