KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 78 new cases of coronavirus and one death in the past 24 hours as of Saturday.

Of the confirmed cases, 20 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 58 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,148 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Of them, 224 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 924 through the Antigen method.

Currently, there are 383 active cases in the country as 50 infected patients recovered in the past 24 hours.

One coronavirus related death was recorded in the past 24 hours, and with this, the COVID-19 death toll in the country climbed to 12,027 to date.