Iran detected 1,683 more people infected with the new coronavirus, brining the total number of cases up to 109,286, said Kianoosh Jahanpour, a spokesperson for the country’s health ministry.
Within the past 24 hours alone, 45 more people died from the novel virus across Iran, Jahanpour said in a televised statement.
The official also updated the death toll, saying that a total of 6,685 people have so far lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Out of the total number of infected cases, 87,422 people have fully recovered, he added.