COVID-19
Coronavirus Afghanistan; cases rise to 2,894
(Last Updated On: May 6, 2020)
With 190 new confirmed registries for the Coronavirus, total cases jumped to 2,894 in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Public Health, 190 cases of the Coronavirus have been tested positive in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan.
Now, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the country is 2,894. Of the 190 newly confirmed cases, Paktia tops the list with 41 confirmed registries. The rest of the numbers are designated as follows: 30 in Herat, 25 in Kandahar, 24 in Kabul, 17 in Balkh, 13 in Nangarhar, 11 in Laghman, 9 in Farah, 6 in Sar-e-Pol, 5 in Kunar and 2 in Paktika, 3 in Zabul, and one in Khost, Oruzgan, Helmand and Nimroz provinces each. Wahid Majroh a deputy of the MOPH says that five people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours and 52 have recovered. Also, the MOPH has announced more than $100 million in assistance from the World Bank and the World Health Organization.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the money will be used to increase diagnostic and laboratory capacity, as well as to increase the capacity of health workers in Afghanistan.