COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan
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.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Afghanistan |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Herat |
| Arrival date | 24 February 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 233,326 |
| Recovered | 201,269 |
Deaths | 7,985 |
| Government website | |
| moph | |
As of 20 April 2024, there have been 233,326 confirmed positive cases and 7,985 deaths. As of 13 September 2021, there have been 118,180 recoveries. 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. 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.