Tehran (IP) - The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Sima Sadat Lari said, so far, 195,051 people in the country have definitely been infected with the coronavirus, and 154,812 of total infected people have recovered.

Iran PressIran news: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari on Wednesday 17 June reported the latest data on the coronavirus in the country and the deaths caused by the virus.

She said: "According to the definitive laboratory findings and from yesterday to June 17 in the country, 2,612 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed in the country and the number of patients with this disease reached 195,051."

Fortunately, 152,675 patients have recovered and discharged so far, Lari added.

The Spokeswoman said, "Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, 120 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives, and 9,065 people have lost their lives in the country to date."

The official stated, "2,789 patients are in a critical condition."

So far, around 1,319,902 COVID-19 diagnosis tests have been conducted in the country," the Health Ministry spokeswoman said.

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