97 more Iranians die of COVID-19 in 24Hrs
According to Iran's Health Ministry, ome 97 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 62,142.
Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari made the announcement on Thursday.
Some 7,506 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 792 of whom were hospitalized, the health official said.
She added that with the 97 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 62,142.
Lari noted that 1,569,697 patients out of a total of 1,830,823 infected people have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some 3,889 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.