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Covid-19 in Iran: Over 200 patients in critical condition

The death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic in Iran reached 144,735 on Sunday, according to official figures. More than 200 patients are in intensive care units nationwide.

“A sum of 112 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the country based on confirmed diagnosis criteria during the past 24 hours,” the Iranian Health Ministry’s Public Relations Center said on Sunday, and added, “60 patients have been hospitalized during the same time span.”

It further announced that the total number of COVID-19 patients has increased to 7,563,385.

“Unfortunately, one patient has died in the past 24 hours, increasing the number of the dead to 144,735,” the ministry noted.

It expressed satisfaction that 7,337,064 coronavirus patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals so far.

The center went on to say that 214 cases infected with COVID-19 are in critical conditions.

It added that 54,946,780 coronavirus diagnosis tests have so far been carried out across the country.

The health ministry public relations warned that 6 cities are orange, 122 cities are yellow, and 320 cities are blue.

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