256 more people have died of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths from the virus to 29,605.

There are at least 4,671 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, more than 418,300 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 4,426,779 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 1,098,037 with 38,816,933 cases and more than 29,163,283 recoveries. (ILKHA)