Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that 406 more Iranians have lost their lives to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.






The health ministry spokeswoman said that with the 406 new deaths,�the total COVID-19 death� toll of Iran mounted to 36,985.

Sadat Lari said that some�8,772�new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 2,789�of whom have been hospitalized.

She added that a total of 654,936�Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 505,287 of whom have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.

Some�5,472 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and are being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman further said.

Sadat Lari�added that�5,110,752 coronavirus tests have so far been carried out in Iran.



Source: IRNA