Coronavirus in Iran: Over 18,000 New Cases Detected
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of new coronavirus cases detected in Iran during the past 24 hours exceeded 18,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sima Sadat Lari said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 in Iran has surpassed 2.69 million after the detection of 18,133 new cases since yesterday.
Of the new cases detected over the past 24 hours, 2,575 patients have been admitted to the hospital, she added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 5,522 coronavirus patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
She further put the death toll from COVID-19 in Iran at 75,568, saying the disease has taken the lives of 307 patients over the past 24 hours.
At least 2,144,197 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far or have been discharged from hospitals across Iran, the spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman also said more than 17.34 million coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far and over 1.57 million people have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 159 million and the death toll has exceeded 3.3 million.
