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More than 3,000 cases in Iran, a record since June
There are 3,049 coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours in Iran. Daily infections were back above 3,000 for the first time since early June. The figure brings the total number of confirmed patients in the Islamic Republic to 416,198. The new victims amounted to 144, reaching a total of 23,952. Patients admitted to intensive care increased to 3,869, while those recovered increased to 355,505. A total of 3,691,399 tests were performed. Tehran Ministry of Health spokesperson Sima Lari reported this in his daily bulletin.
Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy Minister of Health Iraj Harirchi, quoted by ISNA, raised the alarm over the worsening epidemiological situation, stating that “there are no longer orange and yellow zones, but that the whole country should be considered one zone.” red, “that is, with a high risk of contagion. The ministry spokesperson, however, said today that at a formal level the” red “provinces are still 13 out of 31, including Tehran, while another 15 are officially on alert.
