Coronavirus Death Toll in Iran Close to 33,000
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from COVID-19 infection in Iran is about to hit 33,000, while nearly 460,000 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 32,953, saying the disease has taken the lives of 337 patients over the past 24 hours.
She also noted that at least 459,250 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 surpassed 574,800 following the detection of 5,960 new cases since Sunday noon, the spokeswoman added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 4,982 patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
She went on to say that more than 4,753,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 43 million and the death toll has exceeded 1,150,000.