KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 32 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Sunday.

Of the confirmed cases, 28 were detected through the RT-PCR method and four through Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,162 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

As many as 634 samples were tested through RT-PCR method and 528 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 688 active cases in the country as seven 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.