Iran COVID-19 update: 10,598 new cases, 157 deaths

According to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 10,598 COVID-19 infections detected across Iran in the past 24 hours, and other 157 people died of the disease.

According to Mehr News Agency, Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said that coronavirus claimed the lives of 157 people in the country over the past 24 hours, putting the total number of deaths caused by COVID-19 at 81,519.

She also put the total number of COVID cases in the country at 2,990,714.

Of the total of 10,598 new COVID-19 cases detected in the country, 1,557 were hospitalized, Lari added.

She went on to say that 2,590,682 patients diagnosed with coronavirus have recovered and/or have been discharged from the hospital in a way that 3,584 COVID-19 patients are experiencing critical conditions.

So far, 21,065,451 COVID-19 tests have been carried out across the country.

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