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

All the eight confirmed cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 778 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

All the 778 samples were tested through RT-PCR method.

Currently, there are 444 active cases in the country as 17 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.