KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 82 new cases of coronavirus and one death in the past 24 hours as of Wednesday.

Of the confirmed cases, 37 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 45 through the Antigen method.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 1,634 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Of them, 494 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 1,140 through the Antigen method.

Currently, there are 361 active cases in the country as 65 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 12,028 to date.