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

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

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,272 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of them 347 swabs were tested through RT-PCR method and 925 through Antigen method.

Currently, there are 28 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.