The number of COVID-19 cases in Iran has exceeded 300 thousand, said the health ministry official spokesman Sima Sadat Lari.

On the air of the IRINN TV channel, she noted that over the past 24 hours, 2,621 new cases were confirmed, and 226 people have died, RIA Novosti reported.

The total number of people infected since February 19 has reached 301,530, the death toll - 16,569.