Coronavirus Cases in Iran Top 135,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 135,000, of whom more than 105,000 have fully recovered from the disease, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson said.
Speaking at a daily press conference on Sunday, Kianoosh Jahanpoor said the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 has reached 105,801.
The number of those tested positive for the coronavirus across the country has risen to 135,701 following the detection of 2,180 new cases over the past 24 hours, he noted.
According to the spokesman, 58 coronavirus patients have died across the country since Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 7,417.
Among those undergoing treatment in the hospital at present, 2,615 coronavirus patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, he added.
The spokesman further noted that more than 800,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far.
He said zero deaths have been reported in 13 provinces during the past 24 hours, while 8 other provinces have reported one death from coronavirus infection each.
More than 5,426,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 globally, and the death toll has exceeded 344,000.