Also, 80 new death cases were registered overnight, bringing the total number of the deaths from COVID-19 to 5,957, said Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
Jahanpur said that a total of 73,791 cases have recovered and left hospitals, with 2,965 still in critical condition and under treatment.
So far, 453,386 lab tests for COVID-19 have been carried out in the country, he added.
Iran announced its first cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 19.
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