Iran has recorded more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours

Iran has recorded more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours

Iran has recorded more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 41,495, the country's health officials said Monday.



More than 100 new deaths were registered, with the total now standing at 2,757.

On Sunday, Iran's judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said nearly 100,000 prisoners will be temporarily released to ease the pressure on the healthcare system as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak.



It's the second wave of prisoners to be released amid the epidemic.