Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 251 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.






The health ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday that with the�251�new deaths the country's total COVID-19 death toll mounted to 28,544.

Some 3,822�new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,724�of whom have been hospitalized, Sadat Lari added.

She said that a total of 500,075�Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 406,389�of whom have recovered or discharged from the hospitals.

Some� 4,482�other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and are being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman further said.

Sadat Lari�added that� 4,312,514 coronavirus tests have so far been carried out in Iran.