Over the past 24 hours, 57 people were tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic, said Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, head of health department in the province, adding three patients with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 have died of the disease.
According to him, as of today, 110 patients having been contracted with the COVID-19 disease have been hospitalized in Herat province, of which eight were in critical health condition.
As number of cases continues to increase, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health has decided to test only suspected cases related to people above 65.
So far, Afghanistan has reported 33,384 coronavirus infections, with a total of 920 deaths and more than 20,000 total recoveries, the data collated by health ministry indicated
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