Publish Date: 4 June 2020 - 14:40

Official: 59 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours

Tehran, June 4, IRNA - Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Thursday that some 59 more Iranians died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 8,071.

He said that and 127,485 people out of a total of 164,270 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered, but regretfully the total number of deaths reached 8,071.

Jahanpour said that 3,574 new infected cases have been detected since yesterday.

Over the last 24 hours, 59 people died due to the deadly virus, he added.

The Iranian official noted that 2,569 cases are in critical condition.

He added that 1,019,362 tests have so far been carried out in Iran.

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