Death toll from coronavirus outbreak increases in Iran

“1,411 new cases were confirmed with the coronavirus in the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to23,049,” Jahanpour said.

8,376 people have recovered and discharged from hospitals,” he added.

Iran reported its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections on 19 February 2020 in Qom. Iran has the third highest number of COVID-19 deaths after China and Italy, the highest in Western Asia and the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases, surpassed only by Mainland China, Italy, and Spain. (ILKHA)