(MENAFN) Based on reports released by the official IRNA news agency, the overall figure of patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Iran has risen to 160,696, as 3,134 more infections were reported over the last 24 hours as of Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the national death toll due to the merciless coronavirus in the Middle Eastern nation has jumped to 8,012, as 70 more lives were claimed, reporters cited Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the health ministry as announcing at a daily news update on held Tuesday.
The official added that the combined tally of patients who have survived the deadly infection has totaled 125,206 , whereas a number of 2,557 patients are still being held under intensive medical care for their critical condition.
According to the health spokesman, 997,009 lab tests for COVID-19 have been carried out in Iran as of Tuesday.
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