KABUL, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 102 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, bringing the country's total tally to 53,207, said a statement of Public Health Ministry released Wednesday.

The statement said that nine more patients died from the coronavirus epidemic, bringing the COVID-19 death toll to 2,253 since the virus outbreak in February.

It added that 174 more patients recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of recoveries to 42,840 in Afghanistan.

The Public Health Ministry has warned of the spread of virus in a second wave, calling on the Afghan people to observe related health guidelines including avoiding unnecessary trips to markets and crowded places. Enditem

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