TEHRAN, Nov 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran registered yesterday, 462 deaths related to COVID-19 and 11,780 new cases, both the highest daily figures, since the outbreak of the disease in the country.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said, 3,339 of the newly infected were hospitalised.
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 715,068, where the pandemic has by now claimed 39,664 lives, she added.
Meanwhile, a total of 536,105 patients have recovered or been released from hospitals, with 5,601 in critical condition still in intensive care units.
As of yesterday, 5,344,821 laboratory tests for the virus have been carried out, according to the spokeswoman.
The risk of infection is currently high in 27 Iranian provinces, she said.
On Tuesday, Iran imposed a one-month nationwide hourly restriction on business activities, to tackle the surge in the COVID-19 cases.– NNN-IRNA
