Coronavirus: Iran reports 7,501 new cases, 251 deaths in the last 24 hours

Iran has reported 251 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths from the virus to 52,447, the Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Lari said in her daily press conference on Monday.
14.12.2020 14:05:34 / English News

After 7,501 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 1,115,770 in the country.

There are at least 5,711 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, more than 823,231 patients have been discharged from hospital after being cured.

So far, more than 6,750,359 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 1,620,654 with 72,734,960 cases and more than 50,941,022 recoveries. (ILKHA)