Some 2,247 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,255 of whom were hospitalized, Sadat Lari said.
She added that with the 165 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 19,804.
Sadat Lari noted that a total of 345,450 Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 299,157 of whom have recovered or discharged from the hospitals.
Some 3,773 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
Sadat Lari added that 2,887,838 coronavirus tests have so far been carried out in Iran.
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