KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 577 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the past 24 hours as of Friday.
Out of the confirmed cases, 391 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 186 through the Antigen method.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 4,282 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
Of them, 2,474 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,808 through the Antigen method.
Currently, there are 4,356 active cases in the country as 269 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.
Two COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. With this, the COVID-19 death toll in the country climbs to 11,964.
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