Iran Coronavirus Cases Surpass 84,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Health Ministry reported 1,297 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, which took the total number of cases to 84,802.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpoor said COVID-19 has taken the lives of 88 patients during the past 24 hours, down from 91 a day earlier.
The coronavirus death toll in Iran now stands at 5,297, he said.
Jahanpoor added that 60,965 patients have recovered from coronavirus infection so far and have been discharged from the hospital.
Among the patients undergoing treatment in the hospital at present, 3,357 ones have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, he said.
The spokesperson also noted that 365,723 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world is about to hit 2.5 million, as the death toll has exceeded 171,000.