"Iran is not in a good position in COVID-19. As long as the number of people treated in the hospital does not decrease, the daily death rate will not fall below 200. ”
The statement came from Health Ministry spokesman Irach Harirchi, Gadin.Net reports.
The spokesman said the number of infections in the eastern province of Razavi Khorasan had risen by 300 percent, acknowledging that the country was in a "red zone" almost entirely. To date, 291,172 people have been infected with the virus in Iran, and 15,700 people have died. The condition of 3,695 patients is critical.
At present, Mazandaran, Persia, East and West Azerbaijan, Razavi Khorasan, Elburs, Khuzistan, Loristan, Gulustan, Kerman, Zanjan and Ilam regions of the country have been declared "red zones". Tehran, Isfahan, Bushehr, Hormuzgan, Qazvin, Central and North Khorasan, Hamadan, South Khorasan, Simnan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Ardabil and Kogiluya-Buyer Ahmad were assessed as "risk areas".