09:22In Afghanistan, the health ministry has reported its biggest daily rise of new coronavirus cases amid intensified warfare across the country. Wahid Majroh, the deputy health minister, said on Thursday that 232 patients tested positive for Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 2,171. Akhtar Mohammad Makoii (@akhtar_makoii) Total number of infections: 2171Daily new infections:New infections: 232Apr29:110Apr28: 125Apr27: 172Apr26: 68Apr25: 133Apr24: 95Apr23: 83Apr22: 51Apr21: 66Apr20: 30Death toll: 64Three more Covid-19 patients died overnight, pushing the total number of deaths to 64. A health ministry spokesman said that problem had now been solved and testing capacity was rising. According to a Ghazni police statement, the incident occurred when a civilian’s vehicle hit a Taliban roadside mine in Andar district.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2020 23:03 UTC