Over 4,000 people die from coronavirus in Iran

Another 121 people died from coronavirus in Iran.

Report informs citing IRNA that spokesperson for Iran's Health Ministry Kiyanush Jahanpur said that the number of people who died from COVID-19 reached 4,003.

According to Jahanpur, another 1,997 people were infected with coronavirus, and the coronavirus cases reached 67,286.

At the same time, 29,812 people have recovered, 3,956 people are in critical condition.

23 MPs, including the first Vice-President Ishag Jahangiri, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani, Deputy Minister of Health Iraj Harirchi, Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar, top advisor of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the National Disaster Management Organization Ismail Najjar, former Minister of Justice Mustafa Purmahammadi were infected with the coronavirus.

Moreover, MP Fatima Rahbar, former ambassador of Iran to Vatican Hadi Khosrowshahi, a member of the Expediency Council Seyed Mohammad Mirmohammadi, advisor to the foreign minister Hossein Sheikholeslam, member of Assembly of Experts Sayyid Hashim Bathayi died from coronavirus.

MP Zohreh Elahian and Deputy Minister of Health Iraj Harirchi have recovered.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China's Hubei province, and the virus has spread to 209 countries and territories since then.

The number of people infected with coronavirus globally has so far exceeded 1,441,000. 393,736 of those recovered, while 82,933 died.