Cairo (People’s Daily) - Iran had 991 new infections of COVID-19 and 96 new deaths during the past 24 hours, Iran's health ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Iranian men, some wearing protective masks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, wait for the bus at a station in the capital Tehran, on April 26, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

The number of confirmed cases has risen to 91,472 with the number of deaths at 5,806, and 70,933 people have recovered.