KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded three new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Saturday.

The confirmed cases were detected through the RT-PCR method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 937 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, 103 were tested through RT-PCR method and 834 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 17 active cases in the country as one infected patient 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.