Iran's death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen by 117 in the past day reaching the number of 4,474, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday.
He said the country has recorded up to 71,686 COVID-19 cases so far. Iran has been the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East.
Ten thousand graves have been dug in a new section of a cemetery south of Tehran to deal with coronavirus deaths, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that restrictions on travel between cities within each province in Iran have been lifted, according to the official presidency website.
"Easing restrictions does not mean ignoring health protocols ... social distancing and other health protocols should be respected seriously by people," Rouhani was quoted as saying.
Restrictions on travel between provinces will be lifted on April 20, Reuters reported. Earlier, Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabeie said "in case of long-term shutdown, some 4 million people could be out of work."
