Photo taken on April 4, 2020 shows closed shops during curfew in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan soared to 299 as 25 more people were tested positive on Friday, Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman of the ministry, told reporters. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)
KABUL, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan on Saturday reported 25 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 299, spokesman of the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
A total of 153 suspected cases had been tested in COVID-19 laboratories in the capital city Kabul and western Herat province on Friday, spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said in a statement.
"Twenty-five cases were tested positive COVID-19, including 11 in Kabul and five cases in Herat. Nine new positive ceases were reported in Samangan, Balkh, Kunduz, Faryab, Ghazni, Logar, Ghor and Nimroz provinces," he said.
Six of the 299 affected people have died and 10 have recovered since the outbreak of the pandemic in Afghanistan.
