100 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari appealed to citizens to respect health and safety measures, warning of the “unpredictable” and “wild” nature of the virus that could “surprise us at any time”.
Iran was one of the countries that suffered greatly at the beginning of the pandemic, and while numbers were reduced, they are now once more on the climb.
The authorities maintain this is partly due to increased testing.
