KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded 38 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Saturday.
Out of the confirmed cases 15 were tested through the RT-PCR method and 23 through the Antigen method.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 656 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
Out of them 118 swabs were tested through the RT-PCR method and 538 through the Antigen method.
There are 171 active cases in Nepal as seven 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 12,020 to date.