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

All the four confirmed cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 2,023 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of those cases, 683 were tested through RT-PCR method and 1340 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 23 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.