After 2,444 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 350,279 in the country.

There are at least 3,868 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, 302,528 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 2,939,840 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 784,892 with 22,336,271 cases and more than 15,071,505 recoveries. (ILKHA)