KABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan reported 346 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours on Friday, bringing the total tally to 27,878 cases, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed.
"Within the past 24 hours, 893 suspected cases were tested, out of which 346 tested positive in 12 provinces of Afghanistan's 34 provinces," the ministry said in a statement.
Two COVID-19 patients succumbed to the virus, taking the number of people who lost their lives due to COVID-19 to 549 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country.
The number of people recovered stands at 7,962 after 302 patients recovered during the period.
The ministry has conducted 62,492 tests since February, according to the Public Health Ministry. Enditem
