Cairo (People's Daily) - Iran had 2,043 new infections of COVID-19 and 70 new deaths during the past 24 hours, Iran's health ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Iranians shop the capital Tehran on June 2, 2020 during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: AFP)

The number of confirmed cases has risen to 173,832 with the number of deaths at 8,351, and 136,360 people have recovered.