DUBAI (UAE) – Iran’s health ministry on Monday confirmed 2,152 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. It is the highest daily increase in 10 days, taking the country’s tally of infections to 388,810.
Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus rose to 22,410.
Iran started the new school year on Saturday in spite of concerns by medical professionals and many parents as there has been an increase in the spread of the coronavirus in the country.