Iranian health authorities has announced that the number of patients recovered from the disease or released from Iranian hospitals has surpassed 1 million.
Iran reported 9,960 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the overall count to 1,243,434 cases in the country.
Iran also registered 102 deaths on Sunday, continuing a decreasing trend in the past days.
The epidemic has claimed 55,438 lives in Iran, said the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari at her daily briefing, broadcasted by state TV.
Currently, 4,981 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition in intensive care units, the spokeswoman said.
Four Iranian counties are currently on red alert for a high risk of infection, while 43 counties are flagged orange for a medium risk, and 401 are at yellow alert for a low risk.