KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded one new case of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Friday.

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

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 711 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the cases tested today, 77 were tested through RT-PCR method and 634 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are eight active cases in the country as four 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.