Iran COVID-19 update: 16,654 news cases, 444 deaths

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,704 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday.

Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 5,275,567.

The outbreak has claimed the lives of 444 people since Friday bringing the death toll to 113,834.

So far, 4,538,419 COVID-19 patients have recovered and/or have been discharged from hospitals across the country.

In addition, 7,437 coronavirus patients are experiencing critical conditions and have been hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).

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