Iran reports 13,226 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday

The Iranian health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 13,226 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country since yesterday.

According to Mehr News Agency, the health ministry said that of 13,226 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country since yesterday, 1,922 people were admitted to the hospital.

The total number of COVID-19 cases detected in the country so far reached 5.651.961 people.

In the past 24 hours, 216 COVID-19 patients lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 121,563.

So far, 5,135,887 patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

5,665 patients with COVID-19 are being looked after in the intensive care unit of hospitals.

So far, 32,723,597 COVID-19 PCR tests have been carried out in the country.

The statement also noted that currently, 16 cities in the country are classified as red-coded cities with a high risk of contracting the disease, 198 cities are orange-coded with a medium risk, 176 cities are yellow-coded with low risks of contraction, and 58 cities are blue-coded as safe.

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