COVID Daily Death Toll in Iran Sets New Record, Soars Past 540
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported 542 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day toll since the viral disease broke out in February 2020.
Speaking at a daily press conference on Sunday, Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari put the death toll from COVID-19 in Iran at 94,015, saying the disease has taken the lives of 542 patients over the past 24 hours.
She said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Iran has exceeded 4,158,700 following the detection of 39,619 new cases since yesterday, adding that 4,102 new cases have been admitted to the hospital.
More than 3,539,000 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far or have been discharged from hospitals across Iran, the spokeswoman added.
Among those undergoing treatment in medical centers at present, 6,462 coronavirus patients have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, Lari noted.
She also said more that more than 26.49 million coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far and 12.58 million people have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 203 million and the death toll has exceeded 4.3 million.
