KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 55 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Thursday.

Out of the confirmed cases, 36 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 19 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 2,698 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours. Of them, 1,532 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,166 through the Antigen method.

Currently, there are 280 active cases in the country as 17 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.

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.