Iran has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported on Wednesday.
Iranian state TV quoted the spokesperson of the country’s health ministry, Sima Sadat Lari, as saying that the 239 died since Tuesday.
Iran has in the past had 235 daily deaths.
The latest death toll brought the total number of fatalities to 27,658.
The ministry spokesperson said healthcare professionals recorded 4,019 new confirmed cases since Tuesday, brining the total number of confirmed cases in Iran to 483,844.
Lari said 4,274 patients are in critical conditions and that 397,109 have recovered so far.
Authorities have blamed the high death toll on rampant disregard of health measures by people, especially those traveling between cities and large gatherings at ceremonies, though they have closed many public places such as cafes and gyms.
Health officials said some 50% of the fatalities have been recorded in the capital, Tehran, with a population of 10 million.
