86k+ COVID-19 Patients Recover in Iran

By Staff, Agencies

The number of coronavirus patients recovering and being released from the hospital in Iran has exceeded 86,100 as of Sunday, the Health Ministry spokesman announced.

In remarks at a daily press conference on Sunday, Kianoosh Jahanpoor said the number of people tested positive for COVID-19 across the country has risen to 107,603 following the detection of 1,383 new cases since yesterday.

Jahanpoor also noted that 86,143 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease so far and have been discharged from the hospital.

The coronavirus death toll in Iran now stands at 6,640 after 51 patients lost their lives during the past 24 hours, the spokesman added.

Among the coronavirus patients undergoing treatment in the hospital at present, 2,675 ones have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, he added, noting that more than 586,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in the country so far.

More than 4,102,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 globally, and the death toll has exceeded 280,000.