After 8,289 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 628,780 in the country.

There are at least 5,315 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, more than 491,247 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 5,1 millons 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 1,206,763 with 46,931,827 cases and more than 33,805,297 recoveries. (ILKHA)