Some 8,308 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 716 of whom were hospitalized, Lari said.
Lari noted that 1,471,179 patients out of a total of 1,723,470 infected people have recovered or been discharged from the hospitals.
Some 3,818 other COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
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