Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that 406 more Iranians have lost their lives to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.
The health ministry spokeswoman said that with the 406 new deaths,the total COVID-19 death toll of Iran mounted to 36,985.
Sadat Lari said that some8,772new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 2,789of whom have been hospitalized.
She added that a total of 654,936Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 505,287 of whom have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some5,472 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and are being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman further said.
Sadat Lariadded that5,110,752 coronavirus tests have so far been carried out in Iran.