KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 18 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Friday.

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

A total of 3,651 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 2,133 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,518 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, no one died due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 death toll in the country stands at 11,951 to date.

Currently, there are 282 active cases in the country as 25 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.