COVID-19
Coronavirus updates: Afghanistan records 42 deaths in a single day
The Ministry of Public Health confirmed Thursday that positive cases of COVID-19 in Afghanistan have risen to 27,532.
According to the ministry, 658 new cases have been registered in the past 24 hours.
The cases were recorded as follow: Kabul 415, Kandahar 27, Balkh 6, Takhar 40, Bamyan 62, Logar 21, Baghlan 17, Ghazni 2, Parwan 7, Kunduz 22, Panjsher 14, Faryab 4, Ghor 5, Zabul 6, 10 Daikundi.
Meanwhile, 42 people – Kabul 17, Herat 19, Faryab 3, Samangan 2, and Balkh 1 – have died of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry added.
It brings the total fatalities to 546 in the country.
The ministry further said that 1502 people were recovered and fully discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 7,660 in Afghanistan.