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Iran coronavirus death toll rises by 94 to 5,391: health ministry

Iran coronavirus death toll rises by 94 to 5,391: health ministry

By Reuters

Published: 06:31 pm Apr 22, 2020

A pedestrian wearing a face mask crosses a street in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2020. While the new coronavirus has extended its reach across the world, geographic clusters of infections were emerging, with Iran, Italy and South Korea seeing rising cases. Photo: AP

The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Iran rose by 94 in the past 24 hours to 5,391, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Wednesday. The Islamic Republic has 85,996 diagnosed cases, Jahanpur said.

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