Afghanistan registers 6 new COVID-19 patients: official

Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-02 23:01:13|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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KABUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The spokesman of Afghan Public Health Ministry on Thursday said that the ministry registered six new COVID-19 infections, including one imported case from neighboring Iran.

"Six patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, five cases were detected in national capital Kabul and one case was registered in central Daykundi province," spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said in a statement.

The latest cases have brought the total number of the novel coronavirus cases to 245 in the country.

Among them, five patients have died and 10 were discharged from hospitals since the outbreak of the infectious disease in mid February.

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