KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded 98 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Wednesday.

Out of the confirmed cases, 71 were tested through the RT-PCR method and  27 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,768 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, 427 swabs were tested through the RT-PCR method and 1,341 through the Antigen method.

There are 322 active cases in Nepal as 28 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.