Iran COVID-19 update: 17,605 news cases, 364 deaths

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,537 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday.

Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 5,396,013.

The outbreak has claimed the lives of 364 people since Thursday bringing the death toll to 116,436.

So far, 4,708,195 COVID-19 patients have recovered and/or have been discharged from hospitals across the country.

In addition, 6,902 coronavirus patients are experiencing critical conditions and have been hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).

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