TEHRAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of the novel coronavirus cases officially confirmed in Iran rose on Sunday to 386,658, after an overnight registration of 1,992 patients.
Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said at her daily briefing 139 people died in Iran from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The figure takes the total death toll to 22,293 so far in Iran. The number of daily deaths had been declining for several weeks to a minimum of 101 on Sept. 1.
Meanwhile, 333,900 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals while 3,722 remain in critical condition in intensive care units, said the spokeswoman.
And 13 Iranian provinces out of 31 present a high risk of infection, and 15 others remain on alert for the spread of the virus, according to Sadat Lari's briefing.
Iran announced its first cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 19.
Iran and China have offered mutual help in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
In mid-February, at the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak in China, Iran lit up the Tehran Azadi (Liberty) Tower to show its solidarity with China, and donated 3 million masks to China.
In return, China has delivered several shipments of medical supplies to Iran. On Feb. 29, a five-member Chinese medical team visited Iran for a month-long mission to help Iran fight the pandemic. Enditem
