Sunday, 25 April 2021 (YJC)_ The Iranian Health Ministry spox announced 19,165 new Covid-19 cases has been detected in the country.
The Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson, Sima Lari, announced on Sunday that 19,165 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.
“19,165 COVID-19 infections and 454 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours” Lari said while adding that “This brings the total number of cases to more than 2,396,204.”
She went on to say that “454 COVID patients have lost their lives in the past 24 hours that bring the total death toll to 69,574 and makes one of the highest numbers of fatalities over the past five months.”
“Of the new cases detected over the past 24 hours, 3,019 patients have been admitted to the hospital,” she added.
“5,206 individuals are experiencing critical conditions while 1,877,517 have already gained recovery,” she said while saying “so far 15.19 million tests have been taken across the country to detect cases.”
Following a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections in recent days Iranian health officials urged people to stay at home,and businesses in Tehran have been forced to close for two weeks.
According to the latest figures, more than 147,192,794 people have so far been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, with the deaths standing at 3,115,416 and recoveries amounting to 124,850,741.