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

Of the confirmed cases today, 12 were detected through the RT-PCR method and six from the antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the country witnessed no coronavirus-related death in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 death toll in the country has reached 11,951 to date.

Currently, there are 1,960 active cases in the country as 271 infected patients recovered.