COVID-19 kills 185 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Aug 5, 2020- Tehran, Aug 5, IRNA – Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 185 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 17,802.
Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that, with the 185 new victims, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 17,802.
Some 2,697 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,331 of whom have been hospitalized, she added.
She noted that a total of 317,483 Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 274,932 of whom have recovered and were discharged from hospital.
Some 4,129 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
She added that 2,587,083 tests have so far been carried out in Iran
Source: https://en.irna.ir/news/83897734/COVID-19-kills-185-more-Iranians-over-past-24-hours