Tehran (IP) – Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman announced on Wednesday that 1,598,875 people in the country had been infected with the coronavirus, and 1,365,253 recovered.

Iran Press/Iran News: According to definitive laboratory findings from yesterday to February 24, 2021, newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 were 8,270 cases out of whom 746 patients were hospitalized, Sima Sadat Lari stated.

She noted that in the past 24 hours, 73 COVID-19 patients had lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 59,736.

3,705 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition, according to the spokeswoman.

So far, 10,616,717 COVID-19 diagnosis tests have been conducted across the country, the Health Ministry spokeswoman pointed.

According to the latest analysis, 11 cities are in red, 52 in orange, 217 are in yellow, and 168 are in the blue zones.

Ahvaz, Karun, Abadan, Khorramshahr, Dezful, Shooshtar, Shadegan, Ramhormoz, Hoveyzeh, Bandar Mahshahr, and Dashte Azadeghan are red zones.

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