COVID Death Toll Soars Past 87,000 in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Iran exceeded 87,000 on Sunday amid an increase in the number of new cases and the hospital admissions.
Speaking at a daily press conference on Monday, Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari put the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran at 87,161, saying the disease has taken the lives of 195 patients over the past 24 hours.
She also noted that at least 3,135,000 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 3,523,200 following the detection of 22,184 new cases since Saturday noon, the spokeswoman added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 4,306 patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
The spokeswoman also said more than 25.04 million coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far and over 6.17 million people have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 190 million and the death toll has exceeded 4.1 million.