New Delhi (NVI): The Afghan authorities confirmed 302 new coronavirus cases in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 32,324, according to Afghan media reports.
The country’s Ministry of Public Health said, 17,331 people have been cured and discharged so far, while 819 died from the respiratory disease in Afghanistan.
Among the fresh cases, Herat was on the top of the list with 43 new cases while Nuristan was at the bottom with one positive case in a day.
The ministry also reported 12 new deaths, those deaths were reported in Kabul (6), Kandahar (3), Paktia (2) and Takhar (1).
Kabul once again was on the top of the list of recoveries with 1,150 recovered cases in the last 24 hours followed by Paktia (57), Samangan (28), Kandahar (23), Takhar (20) and Uruzgan (12), as per the reports.
Meanwhile, the ministry has also conducted 74,287 tests since February across the country. These latest figures’ release came as the country is facing shortage of the testing kits.
-RJV
