Nepal recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Thursday.

The country had not reported new cases on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The new cases were confirmed through 505 PCR and 949 antigen tests during the same period, according to the ministry.

The country did not report any Covid-19 related death in the last 24 hours. The countrywide death toll has reached 12,020 since the pandemic began.

According to the ministry, 989,152 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; one of them in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stands at 30.

A total of 16,308 people received Covid-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours.