Totally, 1,230 suspected cases processed in the last 24 hours.
Out of the suspected cases, as many as 120 more people tested positive for the highly contagious coronavirus, and 11 additional patients died after contracting it, a tally by the Afghan health ministry indicated.
Another statistic was also on rise: the number of patients recovered from the illness. According to health ministry data, the recovery toll has hit 42,291 after 116 patients got better during the last 24 hours.
At least 1,824,576 people worldwide have died from COVID-19 and more than 83.7 million have been infected by the virus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December.
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