2,091 new cases have tested positive for coronavirus over the past 24 hours, so the number of infected people in Iran have risen to 38,309.

“12, 391 people have recovered and discharged from hospitals,” Jahanpour said.

3,467 patients are in critical condition, according to the Health Ministry spokesman.

Iran reported its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections on 19 February 2020 in Qom.

Iran has the third highest number of COVID-19 deaths after China and Italy, the highest in Western Asia and the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases, surpassed only by Mainland China, Italy, and Spain. (ILKHA)