Tehran, SAEDNEWS, Oct. 18: "4,103 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the country based on confirmed diagnosis criteria during the past 24 hours,” Iranian Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Saturday, and added, "1,779 patients have been hospitalized during the same time span.” She added that the total number of COVID-19 patients has increased to 526,490. “Unfortunately, 253 patients have lost their lives in the past 24 hours, increasing the number of the dead to 30,123,” the spokeswoman noted. Lari expressed satisfaction that 423,921 coronavirus patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals so far. The spokeswoman further said that 4,721 cases infected with COVID-19 are in critical conditions. She went on to say that 4,482,263 coronavirus diagnosis tests have so far been conducted across the country. Lari warned that 30 provinces are still in red condition or the status of alert.
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