Kianoush Jahanpour said that 1,529 new affected cases have been detected since Friday.

Jahanpour noted that 2,696 cases are in critical condition.

He also said 86,064 people out of a total of 106,220 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered.

Jahanpour added that 573,220 coronavirus diagnostic tests have so far been carried out in Iran.

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