190 new cases in Afghanistan take Covid-19 tally to 2,894

at 11:45 pm
(Pic Courtesy: TOLO news)

New Delhi (NVI): Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan inch towards 3000-mark as at least 190 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the country in the past 24 hours, taking the overall COVID-19 tally to 2,894, according to Afghan media reports.

The 190 new coronavirus case were reported in Paktia (41), Herat (30), Kandahar (25), Kabul (24), Balkh (17), Nangarhar (13), Laghman (11), Farah (9), Sar-e-Pul (6), Kunar (5), Zabul (3), Paktika (2), Khost (1), Uruzgan (1), Helmand (1) and Nimruz (1), according to TOLO news.

In the past 24 hours, 190 positive cases have been recorded across the country, and the country total is 2,894, Deputy Public Health Minister Wahid Majroh was quoted as saying by the news website.

Majroh said that in the past 24 hours there have been five deaths– 1 each in Herat, Kabul and Wardak, and two in Paktia– and the threat of the coronavirus is currently at its “highest level.”

At least, 397 people have been cured or discharged while 90 have died across the country.