CAIRO, July 4 -- The total number of COVID-19 cases approached 240,000 in Iran on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia surpassed Turkey in the tally of coronavirus infections with nearly 206,000 confirmed cases.

Iran, the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, reported 2,449 new cases, brining the total number of infections to 237,878.

The country also reported 148 new deaths from the virus, raising the death toll to 11,408. A total of 198,949 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 3,136 still in critical condition.

Saudi Arabia announced 4,128 new cases and 56 more deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 205,929 and the death toll to 1,858.

The kingdom also reported 2,642 more recovered patients, taking the total recoveries to 143,256.

In the meantime, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey climbed to 204,610 after 1,154 new infections were reported, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.

The death toll from the coronavirus in the country rose to 5,206 after 20 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, he said, adding that 1,214 patients recovered, raising the total recoveries to 179,492.

Koca also warned of an increasing trend in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units of Turkey.

In Qatar, 530 new cases of coronavirus infections were detected, bringing the total number to 99,183, of whom 123 have died and 90,387 recovered.

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