According to health ministry’s spokeswoman, Sima Sadat Lari announcing the cases on Monday, as many as 4,251 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were detected within the last 24 hours, of which 1,948 had been hospitalized.
The health ministry’s official further said that with the 337 new deaths, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths hit 30,712.
A further 4,251 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hour-period, raising recorded nationwide cases to 534,631. Nearly 4,771 patients are in critical condition or ICUs, said the spokeswoman.
Iran’s media dubbed the day as “Black Monday” as the country recorded a significant increase in daily coronavirus deaths.
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