Iran's new coronavirus death toll rose to 4777 on Wednesday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.
FILE PHOTO: A car passes on the street as volunteers from Basij forces wearing protective suits and face masks spray disinfectant, amid the coronavirus disease fears, in Enghelab square in Tehran, Iran April 3, 2020. WANA /Ali Khara via REUTERS
- Iran’s new coronavirus death toll rose to 4777 on Wednesday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected, Jahanpur said.
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