Iran coronavirus deaths rise by 65 to 6,156
FILE PHOTO – Iranian women wearing protective face masks and gloves walk in a mountain following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from new coronavirus increased by 65 in the past 24 hours to 6,156 on Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.
The total number of diagnosed cases in Iran, one of the hardest hit Middle Eastern countries, has reached 96,448, he said, adding that 2,787 were in critical condition.
Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne
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