Iran's COVID-19 Case Tally Exceeds 150,000, Death Toll Nears 7,800 - Health Ministry

TEHRAN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2020) A further 2,516 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Iran over the past 24 hours, a slight increase from the 2,228 cases reported a day before, bringing the total to 151,466, spokesperson for the Iranian Health Ministry Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday.

"Over the past 24 hours, 2,516 new cases of infection have been reported. The total is now 151,466, [a total of] 118,848 people have recovered, " Jahanpur said during an appearance on the state-run IRINN broadcaster.

The death toll rose by 63 to 7,797 in the given period.

The Iranian public health authorities have been reporting a sharp rise in the daily number of new cases since the start of May after the government began to ease lockdown measures amid a fall in the infection rate.