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Iran reports record one-day virus toll of 235 dead

AFP MIDDLE EAST
Published July 28,2020
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IRAN REPORTS RECORD ONE-DAY VIRUS TOLL OF 235 DEAD
People in protective clothing walk past rows of beds at a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for COVID-19 coronavirus patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition center in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (AP Photo)

Iran reported 235 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, a record toll for a single day in the Middle East's hardest-hit country.

"We have lost 235 of our compatriots due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours," taking the overall toll to 16,147, said health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari.