After 1,754 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has surpassed 373,570 in the country.

There are at least 3,759 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, 321,421 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 3,207,269 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 847,387 with 25,200,316 cases and more than 17,548,373 recoveries. (ILKHA)