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

The confirmed four cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 881 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Of the confirmed cases, 337 were tested through RT-PCR method and 544 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 29 active cases in the country as two 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 12,019 to date.