After 2,560 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the number of infections has risen to 240,438 in the country.

There are at least 3,168 people in intensive care units, Lari said, adding that, of those tested positive for the virus, 201,330 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far, more than 1,794,727 tests have been taken across the country to detect infected cases, said the Health Ministry spokeswoman.

She described the condition in the provinces of Kordestan, Khuzestan, West Azarbaijan, Kermanshah, and Hormozgan as a red status, adding that the condition in provinces of Bushehr, Ilam, Fars, East Azarbaijan, and Khorasan Razavi is becoming alarming.

According to Worldometer, which is a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, the global death toll from coronavirus has surpassed 534,164 with 11,410,447 cases and more than 6,458,909 recoveries.

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