Publish Date: 29 June 2021 - 14:54

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 12,717 COVID-19 infections and 142 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.

Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 3,192,809 with the death toll standing at 84,127.

According to Lari, 3,176 patients are in critical condition while 2,862,261 patients have recovered.

So far more than 23.53 million tests have been taken across the country to detect infected cases, she added.

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