Iran recorded 3,574 coronavirus cases, a new daily record, bringing the total number of known infections to 164,270. The overall death toll stood at 8,071 after the recording of 59 new fatalities.
The figures marked the third consecutive day that the country recorded more than 3,000 daily new infections, raising worries Iran could be on the verge of a second wave.
So far, Iran's previous high was on March 30 when it marked 3,186 new cases in 24 hours. Iran was the first country in the Middle East to be swept by the pandemic.
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