After 1,905 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 371,816 in the country.

There are at least 3,791 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, about 320,000 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 3,184,857 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 842,198 with 24,955,305 cases and more than 17,338,032 recoveries. (ILKHA)