Official: COVID-19 kills 215 more in Iran

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TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 215 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 17,405.

Sima Sadat Lari said that, with the 215 new victims, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 17,405.

Some 2,598 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,304 of whom have been hospitalized, she added.

Sadat Lari noted that a total of 312,035 Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 270,228 of whom have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Some 4,104 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.

She added that 2,534,658 tests have so far been carried out in Iran.

Source: IRNA


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