Iran's health ministry said on Thursday that 1,606 tested positive for COVID-19 in the past day, bringing the total number to 77,995, official IRNA news agency reported.

Meanwhile, the death toll has hit 4,869, with a daily increase of 92, while 52,229 have so far recovered and left hospitals in a continued surge in recoveries, said Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
In addition, 3,594 are still in critical condition and under treatment, he added.
So far, 310,340 people have been tested for the coronavirus in Iran, the spokesman noted.
Iran is the worst-hit country in the Middle East in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.