Coronavirus: Iran reports 13,053 new cases, 475 deaths in the last 24 hours

Iran has reported 475 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths from the virus to 44,802, the Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Lari said in her daily press conference on Sunday.
22.11.2020 15:55:30 / English News

After 13,053 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 854,361 in the country.

There are at least 5,796 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, more than 603,445 patients have been discharged from hospital after being cured.

So far, more than 5,788,016 tests have been taken across the country to detect infected cases, said the Health Ministry spokeswoman.

According to Worldometer, which is a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, the global death toll from coronavirus has surpassed 1,388,762 with 58,614,985 cases and more than 40,578,848 recoveries. (ILKHA)