COVID-19 update: Afghanistan’s cases reach 2,349

The Ministry of Public Health confirmed Friday that 178 new positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Public Health said that Kandahar, Kabul, and Herat have had the most positive cases of Coronavirus in the past day. 

Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, added that four people had died from the coronavirus virus in the past 24 hours, and another 50 have recovered.

According to Mayar, 45 cases in Kandahar, 44 cases in Kabul, 24 cases in Herat, 13 cases in Baghlan, 14 cases in Paktia, 6 cases in Nangarhar and Jawzjan, 5 cases in Kapisa, 4 cases in Balkh, Badghis, and Bamyan, 3 cases in Laghman and Samangan, 2 cases in Maidan Wardak, and 1 case in Parwan and Nuristan were recorded in the past 24 hours.

It brings the total affected people to 2,349 in Afghanistan.

“The crisis is huge, and if the advanced health care systems have faced trouble due to Coronavirus, then Afghanistan could face more seriously,” said Wahidullah Mayar.

In response to the introduction of Minister of Public Health, Firoozuddin Firuz, to the Attorney General’s Office, Mayar said that they are willing to hold the Afghan people accountable.

“We are not afraid to be introduced to the prosecutor’s office. We are ready to share details on every penny we have spent,” said Mayar.

According to the ministry, so far, 68 people have died of the Coronavirus since the outbreak of the coronavirus and another 310 have recovered.