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Iran reports 2,563 new COVID-19 cases, 192,439 in total
TEHRAN, June 16,2020 (BSS/XINHUA) — Iran reported 2,563 new coronavirus
cases on Tuesday, taking the total number to 192,439, official IRNA news
agency reported.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical
Education, said during her daily update that 115 people died overnight from
the virus, taking the total fatalities to 9,065.
So far, a total of 152,675 have recovered and 2,815 remain in critical
condition, said Lari.
According to the spokeswoman, 1,293,609 lab tests for COVID-19 have been
carried out in Iran as of Tuesday.
Currently, the 10 provinces of Khuzestan, West Azarbaijan, East Azarbaijan,
Hormozgan, Lorestan, Kordestan, Kermanshah, Khorasan Razavi, Golestan, and
Sistan and Baluchestan are in the high-risk “red” condition, she noted.
Iran announced its first cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 19.
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