Iran Press/ Iran News: Speaking at his daily press conference on Sunday about the latest data on the deadly coronavirus in the country and the deaths caused by the virus, Kianoush Jahanpour said: "According to the definitive laboratory findings and from yesterday to April 19 in the country, 1,343 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed in the country and the number of patients with this disease reached 82,211."
Fortunately, 57,023 patients have recovered and have been discharged so far, Jahanpour added.
The head of the Ministry of Public Relations Center said: "Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, 87 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,118."
"3,456 patients are in critical condition," the official added.
So far, 341,662 COVID-19 diagnosis tests have been conducted in the country, he concluded.
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