TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The total number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Iran rose to 395,488 on Thursday, after an overnight registration of 2,063 new infections, official news agency IRNA reported.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said at her daily briefing that 129 people died in the past 24 hours of the novel coronavirus, taking the death toll to 22,798 in the country.
Out of the 2,063 new cases, 1,041 patients required hospitalization, according to the spokeswoman.
Besides, 340,842 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,728 remain in critical condition in intensive care units.
The number of laboratory tests for COVID-19 carried out in Iran so far is 3,483,727, the spokeswoman said.
The risk of infection is high in 13 Iranian provinces, and 15 others are on alert situation, she added.
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
