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

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

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,252 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the total samples, 707 were tested through RT-PCR method and 545 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 453 active cases in the country as 26 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.