COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan

COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAfghanistan
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseHerat
Arrival date24 February 2020
(4 years and 9 months)
Confirmed cases235,214[1]
Recovered201,269[2]
Deaths
7,998[1]
Government website
moph.gov.af/en/covid-19-pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan was part of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case, in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020.[3]

As of 24 November 2024, there have been 235,214[1] confirmed positive cases and 7,998[1] deaths. As of 13 September 2021, there have been 118,180 recoveries.[4] Kabul Province has had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan, at 18,896, followed by Herat with 9,343 cases, and Balkh with 3,431.[5] However, on 5 August 2020, an official survey from the Ministry of Public Health reported that approximately a third of the country's population, or roughly 10 million people had contracted COVID-19.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "Afghanistan COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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  4. ^ "MOPH-COVID-19 Dashboard". covid.moph-dw.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Current Cases of COVID-19". tolonews.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "10 Million Afghans Likely Infected and Recovered From COVID-19: Survey | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Survey finds at least 10 million Afghans infected with COVID-19". Ariana News. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.