Cairo (People's Daily) - Iran had 2,628 new infections of COVID-19 and 109 new deaths in the past 24 hours, Iran's health ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Passengers, wearing face shields due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, sit inside a bus in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 22, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

The number of confirmed cases has risen to 217,724 with the number of deaths at 10,239. 177,852 people have recovered.