A 45-year-old woman died from coronavirus in western Herat province on Tuesday night, second death from the virus in Afghanistan.

This comes as the Ministry of Public announced late on Tuesday that the number of positive cases of coronavirus has increased to 78 in Afghanistan.
The woman died in the hospital, said Abdul Hakim Tamana, the provincial health director.
Afghanistan's health ministry has confirmed 74 cases of coronavirus and two deaths attributed to it. According to the ministry, the public health officials recorded 32 new cases across Afghanistan between Monday and Tuesday.
The first death happened in Balkh province.