KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 42 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Monday.

Of the confirmed cases, 40 were detected through the RT-PCR method and two through Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 941 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

As many as 500 samples were tested through RT-PCR method and 421 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 692 active cases in the country as 43 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 12,018 to date.