Iran announced on Wednesday registering 134 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, taking the overall toll in the country past 10,000.
It was the seventh straight day that Iran has reported more than 100 COVID-19 deaths.
"We lost 134 of our compatriots in the past 24 hours and the total number of victims is 10,130," Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said during a televised news conference.
Hospital admissions were highest in the provinces of Bushehr, Hormozgan, Kermanshah, Khuzestan and Kurdistan, while they were increasing in Tehran and Fars, she noted.
Lari also revealed that up to 2,595 people had tested positive for the virus over the same 24-hour period, bringing the country's overall caseload to 215,096.
"We call on all our compatriots to follow the health protocols, especially the elderly and those with underlying diseases," said Lari, AFP reported.
She also urged young people and children to avoid crowded centers and to maintain distance from elderly, grandparents.
Lari stressed the importance of abiding by the recommended health measures and to stay at home as much as possible.
