Iran Press/Iran news: Iran's Ministery of Health and Medical Education Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour on Wednesday 19 May presented the latest statistics regarding the coronavirus.
Jahanpour said: "According to the reports by laboratories across the country from yesterday to May 19th, 2,111 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed in which the total number of infected people reaches 124,603."
Among those number of people infected, 97,173 patients have recovered and have been discharged so far, Jahanpour added.
The Spokesman said, "Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, 62 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives which is the least number during the last two months.
"Overall 7,119 people have lost their lives in the country to date," the health official said.
He stated, "2,698 patients are in a critical condition."
"So far, 716,176 COVID-19 diagnosis tests have been conducted in the country," according to the spokesman.
In the last 24 hours, no patient infected with COVID-19 has died in 10 provinces and one case has been reported in 6 provinces.
The situation in Khuzestan is still red, but other provinces are relatively stable.
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