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

Out of the confirmed cases, one was detected through the RT-PCR method and one through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 727 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, 130 were tested through RT-PCR method and 597 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 17 active cases in the country as three 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 in the country has been 12,031 to date.