Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that 211 more Iranians have lost their lives due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 26,380.

Some 3,825 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,925 of whom have been hospitalized, she added.

Sadat Lari said that with the 211 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 26,380.

She pointed out that 383,368 patients out of a total of 461,044 infected with the coronavirus have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 4,121 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the Health Ministry spokeswoman said.

She added that 4,043,130 tests have so far been carried out in Iran.

 

Source: IRNA