Afghanistan Covid-19 cases reach 1,330, death toll at 43

at 6:37 pm

New Delhi (NVI): 95 more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 1,330, according to Afghan media reports. The country’s death toll due to the virus stands at 43, according to reports.

The Afghan Health Ministry has said that the new coronavirus cases were reported in 12 provinces, including 53 in Kandahar, 11 in Kabul and 3 in Herat province, according to TOLO news.

Apart from this, 10 cases were reported in Takhar, 5 in Panjshir, 5 in Nangarhar, 2 in Farah, 1 in Laghman, 1 in Daikundi and 1 positive case in Parwan.

The Afghan media has reported that five patients have recovered in the last 24 hours in Herat and four in Kandahar, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 188.

One fresh death was reported from Kandahar, bringing the total fatalities in the country to 43, amid concerns over a serious shortage of testing supplies and treatment equipment at health centers.

Meanwhile, according to the Afghan ministry, 7,425 samples have been tested – including 339 samples tested on April 23, reports TOLO news.