According to official figures released Sunday, the number of novel Coronavirus cases in Iran has passed 90,000.
Health authorities have registered 1,153 new cases of the COVID-19 illness since midday Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 90,481, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a daily news briefing.
Sixty additional fatalities were recorded, with the overall death toll reaching 5,710, he added.
Iran announced its first novel Coronavirus cases in February, and is the worst-hit country in the Middle East.
There has been speculation abroad that the real number of Coronavirus deaths and infections in Iran could be higher, and even some local officials have questioned the declared figures.
Since April 11, authorities have allowed the phased reopening of some businesses and have relaxed some domestic travel restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the virus.
Schools, universities, mosques, Shiite shrines, cinemas and sports stadiums, however, remain closed.
Meanwhile, some health officials in the Islamic republic have warned of the risk of a fresh outbreak.
Iranian authorities no longer provide provincial breakdowns of Coronavirus cases and deaths, but Tehran province is considered to be among the worst affected.
