Coronavirus Daily Death Toll in Iran Tops 190
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 190 coronavirus patients in Iran died in the past 24 hours as a new wave of pandemic has forced the authorities to enforce a partial lockdown in major cities.
The Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said at a press conference on Saturday that 193 coronavirus patients have died across the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 64,232.
Sima Sadat Lari said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Iran has exceeded 2,049,000 following the detection of 19,666 new cases since yesterday, adding that 2,205 new cases have been admitted to the hospital.
More than 1,702,000 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far or have been discharged from hospitals across Iran, the spokeswoman added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 4,329 coronavirus patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 135 million and the death toll has exceeded 2.93 million.
