The number of deaths due to the virus has reached 30,712 in the country, Lari noted.

After 4,251 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 534,631 in the country.

There are at least 4,771 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, more than 431,360 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 4,54 million 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 1,119,340 with 40,351,438 cases and more than 30,146,944 recoveries. (ILKHA)