Iran's coronavirus epidemic is still in its first wave, AFP reported while quoting the health ministry. The statement comes a day after the country reported the highest single-day death toll since the country's outbreak began in February.

“The coronavirus is currently peaking in border provinces or cities which did not experience a peak in the first months of the outbreak,” said ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari.

“Therefore, we're still witnessing the first wave in the country,” she said, quoted by state news agency IRNA.

According to Lari, Iran would only have a second wave if there was another rise in cases in provinces that “had a significant peak” when the first cases were declared.