Tehran , SAEDNEWS, Oct. 18: According to definitive laboratory findings from yesterday to October 18, 2020, 3,890 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed, out of whom 1,661 of patients were hospitalized, Lari stated. She added that in the past 24 hours, 252 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 30,375. 4,744 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition. "So far, 4,511,154 COVID-19 diagnosis tests have been conducted," the Health Ministry Spokeswoman noted. She pointed out that Provinces of Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, East Azarbaijan, South Khorasan, Semnan, Qazvin, Lorestan, Ardabil, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Gilan, Bushehr, Zanjan, Ilam, Khorasan Razavi, Mazandaran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Alborz, West Azarbaijan, Markazi, Kerman, North Khorasan, Hamadan, Yazd, and Kordestan are regarded as red zones. According to the Health Ministry Spokeswoman, provinces of Hormozgan, Fars, and Golestan are on alert (Source: IranPress).
