Afghanistan reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 21
KABUL, March 16 (Xinhua/APP): The number of novel coronavirus cases has risen to 21 in Afghanistan after five new cases were recorded, a spokesman of the Ministry of Public Health said Monday.
“Five more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in eastern Logar, western Herat and Badghis provinces,” spokesman Wahid Mayar tweeted.
Most of the previously confirmed cases were imported as the patients had returned from Iran. It was not immediately known whether the five new cases were imported or locally infected.
A total of 263 COVID-19 suspected cases have been tested in the country’s national laboratories since mid-February and one suspected case is still under investigation, according to Mayar.
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One of these cases were confirmed in Daikundi province of Afghanista