97 more people die of COVID-19 in 24Hrs across Iran
According to Iran's Health Ministry, some 97 more Iranians have died from the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 61,427.
Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari made the announcement on Tuesday.
Some 8,380 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were identified over the past 24 hours, 889 of whom were hospitalized, the health official added.
She noted that 1,506,360 patients out of a total of 1,763,313 infected people have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some 3,848 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has infected nearly 119.8 million people across the world, of whom over 2,653,000 people have lost their lives.