The Iranian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that more than 100 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country over the past 24 hours, adding that 3 patients have died in the same time period.
“A sum of 105 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the country based on the confirmed diagnostic criteria during the last 24 hours,” the Public Relations Center of the Iranian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, adding: “ 29 patients have been hospitalized during the same period of time”.
He further announced that the total number of COVID-19 patients has risen to 7,563,728.
“Unfortunately, three patients have lost their lives in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 144,744,” the ministry said.
He expressed his satisfaction that 7,337,205 coronavirus patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals so far.
The center went on to say that 221 cases infected with COVID-19 are in critical condition.
He added that so far 54,973,835 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out throughout the country.
The Ministry of Health Public Relations warned that 6 cities are orange, 122 cities are yellow, and 320 cities are blue.
