Cairo (People’s Daily) - Iran had 2,111 new infections of COVID-19 and 62 new deaths during the past 24 hours, Iran's health ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

An Iranian boy takes part in a football training across the Azadi stadium which remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran's capital Tehran, on May 18, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

The number of confirmed cases has risen to 124,603 with the number of deaths at 7,119, and 97,173 people have recovered.