Iran reports 7,290 new COVID-19 cases

Iran reported 7,290 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising its nationwide caseload to 1,815,712.

The pandemic has so far claimed 61,951 lives in Iran, up by 74 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, during her daily briefing.

Of the newly infected, 749 were hospitalized, Lari added.

According to her, a total of 1,555,766 people have recovered from the disease and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,865 remain in intensive care units, Xinhua reported.