Some 7,290 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 749 of whom were hospitalized, Lari said.
She added that with the 74 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 61,951.
Lari noted that 1,555,766 patients out of a total of 1,815,712 infected people have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some 3,865 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
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