Wednesday, 17 March 2021 (YJC)_ The Iranian Health Ministry spox announced 7,802 new Covid-19 cases has been detected in the country.
The Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson, Sima Lari, announced on Thursday that 7,802 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country.
“7,802 COVID-19 infections and 65 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours” Lari said while adding that “This brings the total number of cases to 1,771,115.”
She went on to say that “65 COVID patients have lost their lives in the past 24 hours that bring the total death toll to 61,492.”
“3,859 individuals are experiencing critical conditions while 1,514,061 have already gained recovery,” she said while saying “so far 11,912,137 tests have been taken across the country to detect cases.”
According to the latest figures, more than 121 million people have so far been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, with the deaths standing at 2,684,236and recoveries amounting to 97,862,275.