KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded no new case of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Sunday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,178 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, 317 were tested through RT-PCR method and 861 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are eight 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 12,020 to date.