KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded no new case of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 909 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them 96 swabs were tested through RT-PCR method and 813 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.