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Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 19



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

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

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,496 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them, eight were tested through RT-PCR method and 1,488 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 19 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 stands at 12,020 to date.

Publish Date : 18 March 2023 20:13 PM

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