Pedestrians wearing masks are seen in downtown Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23, 2020. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday issued an order to form a national headquarters to cope with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, state TV reported.
Since Iran announced the first batch cases of the coronavirus in the country on Wednesday, 43 Iranians have been confirmed infected by the virus, eight of whom have died. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua) Since Iran announced the first batch cases of the coronavirus in the country on Wednesday, 43 Iranians have been confirmed infected by the virus, eight of whom have died. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
Iran on Sunday reported 1,657 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 71,686 in the country, according to official IRNA news agency.
The number of people died from the virus in Iran have so far risen to 4,474, said Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
Jahanpur said that a total of 43,894 have recovered and left hospitals, while 3,930 are still in critical condition.
So far, 263,388 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out in the country, he added.
Iran announced the first cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 19, and it records the highest number of confirmed cases and death toll in the Middle East region as of Sunday. Enditem
