As many as 2,489 people have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Iran, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
According to Sadat Lari, 144 more people have died from the coronavirus over the past day.
Sadat Lari added that the condition of 2,946 people is critical.
The official said that situation was dire in Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Hormozgan and West Azerbaijan provinces.
So far, more than 1.61 million tests have been conducted in Iran for the diagnosis of coronavirus.
