2021-01-01 11:35:35 GMT2021-01-01 19:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) Iran s Health Ministry reported 6,286 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,231,429.
The pandemic has so far claimed 55,337 lives in Iran, up by 114 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education during her daily briefing.
Of the newly infected, 803 were hospitalized, said Lari.
A total of 995,570 people have recovered from the disease and been discharged from hospitals, while 5,013 remain in intensive care units, she added.
According to the spokeswoman, 7,670,268 tests for the virus have been carried out in Iran as of Friday.
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