KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 16 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.

Out of the confirmed cases, 11 were detected through the RT-PCR method and five through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 2,920 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 1,998 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 922 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 133 active cases in the country as 11 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.