In Iran, COVID-19 killed 197 people in the last 24 hours

On July 31, a spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health, Sima Sadat Lari, said that over the past 24 hours, about 197 people have died across the country from coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This was reported by the Iranian agency IRNA. A spokeswoman said that taking into account 197 new deaths, the total death toll increased to 16,766 people. Over the past 24 hours, about 2674 new cases of infection have been found, COVID-19 while 1523 people were hospitalized, she said. According to Lari, a total of 304,204 Iranians were exposed to the deadly virus, some 263,519 of whom were cured or discharged from hospitals. About 4,022 patients with COVID-19 are in critical condition and are being treated in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.