The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran - the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East - reached 58,226 as of Sunday midday, according to Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman, Kianoush Jahanpour. In the course of the past 24 hours, the country witnessed 151 more deaths, raising the national total to 3,603, Jahanpour added. A total of 2,483 more cases have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry spokesperson a total of 22,011 people have recovered from the virus, and 4,057 patients remain in critical condition. To the present date, more than 69 million Iranians have been screened for COVID-19, he added. By Zhelwan Z. Wali
