Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,859 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday.
Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 5,378,408.
The outbreak has claimed the lives of 487 people since Wednesday bringing the death toll to 114,311.
So far, 4,682,704 COVID-19 patients have recovered and/or have been discharged from hospitals across the country.
In addition, 6,981 coronavirus patients are experiencing critical conditions and have been hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
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