Iran reports its highest single-day novel coronavirus infection count in nearly a month, warning that most of its provinces have been hit by a resurgence of the disease.
The Islamic Republic has been battling the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak of COVID-19 since late February.
After a lull in deaths and infections from April to May, it now appears that the provinces first hit, including the holy city of Qom, are back in the same place as figures have been on the rise.
Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari says that 2,685 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the country’s highest single-day count since July 8.
This raises total cases identified since late February to 309,437, she adds.
Another 208 people also died during the same period, bringing the overall toll to 17,190.
— AFP
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