Coronavirus cases exceed 88,000 in Iran

The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Iran has surpassed ‎‎88,000, of whom more than 66,000 have fully recovered from the disease, the Health ‎Ministry spokesperson said.‎

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Date: 24 April 2020 - 23:15

RNA – The number of people infected with the Novel Coronavirus in Iran has surpassed ‎‎88,000, of whom more than 66,000 have fully recovered from the disease, the Health ‎Ministry spokesperson said.‎

Speaking at a daily press conference on Friday, Kianoush Jahanpour said the number of ‎patients who have recovered from COVID-19 has reached 66,596.‎

The number of those tested positive for the coronavirus across the country has risen to ‎‎88,194 following the detection of 1,168 new cases over the past 24 hours, he noted.‎

According to the spokesman, 93 coronavirus patients have died across the country since ‎Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 5,574.‎

Among the coronavirus patients undergoing treatment in the hospital at present, 3,121 ones ‎have critical health conditions because of more severe infection, he added.‎

The spokesman further noted that almost 400,000 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been ‎carried out in Iran so far.‎

More than 2,737,000 people have been infected with COVID-19 globally, and the death toll ‎has exceeded 191,000.‎

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