KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health has announced that 16 coronavirus patients lost their lives in the country overnight, and 212 people tested positive for Covid-19 in past 24 hours.
Fresh figures by the MoPH indicate that 23 patients were treated during the past 24 hours as the new cases were reported in 16 provinces, including six in Kabul, three each in Herat and Balkh each, and one each in Nangarhar, Kunduz, Logar and Ghazni.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 143,339 people across the country have been tested for coronavirus so far. Statistics from the ministry showed that 45,490 people have been infected with the corona virus across the country so far, and 1,728 have lost their lives as a result.
It added that a total of 36,145 people have been treated after contracting the virus.
Earlier this week, officials said Afghanistan will receive the coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2021.
Masouma Jafari, deputy spokeswoman for the MoPH, told Salam Watandar that Afghanistan would receive the vaccine by the end of 2021. According to her, the international community has pledged to provide the vaccine to the people of Afghanistan.
She added that the vaccine pledged by the international community would cover 20 to 30 percent of the country’s population. According to her, it remain difficult to impose quarantine again therefore people should observe hygiene measures and avoid gatherings
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