As many as 2,449 people have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Iran, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that according to Sadat Lari, 148 people have died from the coronavirus over the past day.

Sadat Lari added that the condition of 3,136 people is critical.

The official stressed that the situation was alarming in Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Razavi Khorasan, Ilam, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan provinces.

Iran continues to monitor the coronavirus situation in the country. According to recent reports from the Iranian officials, over 237,800 people have been infected 11,408 people have already died. Meanwhile, over 198,400 have reportedly recovered from the disease.