TEHRAN, Dec 6 (NNN-IRNA) – The COVID-19 pandemic claimed 50,016 lives in Iran, as of yesterday, with the total cases up to 1,028,986, in the country, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
The ministry’s spokeswoman, Sima Sadat Lari, reported that 12,151 new COVID-19 infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, with 321 new fatalities. Of the newly infected, 1,562 had to be hospitalised.
As of yesterday, 719,708 COVID-19 patients have recovered or released from Iranian hospitals, but 5,817 others are currently in critical condition, she added.
Iran’s President, Hasan Rouhani, reported a significant decrease in COVID-19 infection levels across the country, after restrictions announced two weeks ago.
“Compared to the 160 red zones we had two weeks ago, we have now reduced them to 64, with efforts and observance from the people,” Rouhani said, in an online meeting of the National Headquarters for Managing and Fighting the virus. However, he warned that, seven counties are in the state of ultra-red, where the infection rate is rising.
The president also noted the decrease in the daily death toll, from nearly 500 lives lost every day at the end of Nov, to around 350, in the last few days.
“Very good work was done during the restriction period, which had positive effects, and all of this is thanks to the cooperation of the people,” he said.
Iran imposed restrictions on Nov 21, as part of the government’s measures to contain a new surge of the pandemic and the restrictions were extended on Friday, for two more weeks, in the red high-risk areas.– NNN-IRNA
