COVID-19 positive cases rise to 484 in Afghanistan
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KABUL, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of patients infected with the COVID-19 in Afghanistan has risen to 484, Wahidullah Mayar, the spokesman for the Public Health Ministry, said on Thursday.
According to Mayar, 40 more positive cases have been confirmed over the past 24 hours and of these, 10 are in the capital city Kabul, 14 in the western Nimroz which borders Iran and the remaining are in other parts of the insurgency-plagued country.
On Tuesday, the number of patients affected with the virus was counted 423 and since then the number of patients carrying the disease has reached 484.
Fifteen COVID-19 affected patients have died since the outbreak of the virus in mid February in Afghanistan and 32 others have recovered, Mayar asserted.
Mayar also called upon the Afghans to stay at home and warned of catastrophe if the people overlook the security measures and advices given by the Public Health Ministry. Enditem
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