The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that it registered 581 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours--the highest number of cases reported in a day so far in Afghanistan--bringing the total positive cases to 7,653.

The number of total known active cases in Afghanistan is 6,625, said the MoPH.

In this program, host Wahid Ahmadi discussed the topic with the following guests:

Ferozuddin Feroz, Public Health Minister

Yaser Abrar, TOLOnews presenter

Nazimuddin Jalil, acting head of Balkh's public health directorate