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Nine Coronavirus deaths reported in past 24 hours in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported nine deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and 226 new cases.
This brings the total number of cases to 45,716, reported deaths to 1,737, and the total number of recoveries to 36,232.
The new cases were reported in Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Nangarhar, Paktia, Parwan, Nimruz, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Laghman, Zabul and Nuristan provinces.
This comes after Ahmad Javad Osmani, acting Minister of Public Health, warned last week that the country is facing its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
He said the number of positive tests showed a definite increase in COVID-19 cases.
Osmani, assured the public that measures were being taken by the Ministry of Public Health to control a second wave.