KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 19 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.

Out of the confirmed cases, 18 were detected through the RT-PCR method and one through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 4,197 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 3,565 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 632 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 149 active cases in the country as 18 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.