After 2,132 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 328,844 in the country.

There are at least 3,992 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, 286,642 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 2,711,817 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 734,765 with 20,069,272 cases and more than 12,928,769 recoveries. (ILKHA)