KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan recorded 137 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing its total tally to 54,278, including 6,864 active cases, its Ministry of Public Health said.
"Laboratories conducted 2,097 tests during the past 24 hours, out of the total tests 137 were positive COVID-19 cases in 22 provinces of Afghanistan's 34 provinces," the ministry said in a statement.
Laboratories across Afghanistan have completed 230,202 tests since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in February. Enditem