KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded 38 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Sunday.

Out of the confirmed cases, 37 were tested through the RT-PCR method and  one through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 701 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, 185 swabs were tested through the RT-PCR method and 516 through the Antigen method.

There are 194 active cases in Nepal as 14 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.