More Iranians die of COVID-19
According to Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman, Sima Sadat Lari some 121 more Iranians have lost their lives from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 54,814
The official said that with the 121 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 54,814.
Some 5,908 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 798 of whom have been hospitalized, she added.
Sadat Lari noted that 960,751 patients out of a total of 1,206,373 infected people have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some 5,174 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
She added that 7,460,422 tests have so far been carried out in Iran.