"A sum of 31,814 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the country based on confirmed diagnosis criteria during the past 24 hours.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Center said on Monday.

"A sum of 31,814 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the country based on confirmed diagnosis criteria during the past 24 hours," the Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Center said on Monday, and added, "3,566 patients have been hospitalized during the same time span."