Kathmandu, June 25
Nepal reported 1,574 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the nationwide infection tally to 629,431 on Thursday .
According to the Health Ministry, 897 people tested positive in a total of 4,997 antigen tests.
As of Thursday, 3,302,749 PCR and 161,542 antigen tests have been carried out all across the country.
A total of 7,235 PCR tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
The countrywide death toll has now reached 8,918 with 49,555 active cases.
According to the ministry, 570,958 infected people have recovered from the disease so far; 2,518 of them recovered in the last 24 hours.