Coronavirus in Iran: Death Toll Close to 20,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from COVID-19 infection in Iran has nearly reached 20,000, while some 300,000 patients have recovered from the disease in the country so far, the Health Ministry said.
Speaking at a daily press conference on Monday, Health Ministry’s Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari put the death toll from the novel coronavirus in Iran at 19,804, saying the disease has taken the lives of 165 patients over the past 24 hours.
She also noted that at least 299,157 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far or have been discharged from hospitals across the country.
The number of people tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Iran has risen to 345,450 following the detection of 2,247 new cases since Sunday noon, the spokeswoman added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 3,773 patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
She went on to say that more than 2,887,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 21.8 million and the death toll has exceeded 773,000.
