Iran's death toll from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours topped 100 for the eighth straight day, bringing the total to 10,239, according to Reuters.

With 2,628 new cases in the past 24 hours, the total number of people infected stood at 217,724, of whom 177,852 have recovered, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state television.

The sharp increase in new daily infections and deaths in the past week follows the gradual lifting of restrictions that began in mid-April.