TEHRAN, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Iran reached on Thursday 436,319, after an overnight registration of 3,521, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the ministry, said at her daily briefing that 1,569 of the newly infected patients needed hospitalization.
In addition, 175 more deaths from the novel coronavirus were registered in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll in Iran to 25,015, she added.
A total of 367,829 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, while 3,957 remain in critical condition in intensive care units, according to the spokeswoman.
As of Thursday, 3,854,827 laboratory tests for the virus have been carried out in Iran, the spokeswoman said.
The risk of coronavirus infection is currently high in 24 out of 31 Iranian provinces.
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 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
