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Iran: No virus-linked deaths recorded in 12 provinces

Anadolu Agency MIDDLE EAST
Published May 21,2020
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In this March 1, 2020 file photo, a medic treats a patient infected with coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran. News outlets in hard-hit Iran said the coronavirus infected more than 10,000 health care workers. (AP Photo)

Iran on Thursday confirmed 66 more fatalities from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,249.

No virus-linked deaths have been recorded in 12 provinces in the past day, while only one patient died of the virus in six provinces each.

A further 2,392 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 129,341, Iran's state broadcaster reported, citing a Health Ministry statement.

The statement added that 100,564 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, while 2,655 patients remain in critical condition.

A total of 746,045 tests have been conducted in the country, according to the ministry.

In Iran, one of the countries in the Middle East hardest hit by the disease, COVID-19 was first detected in the city of Qom on Feb. 19 and then spread throughout the country.

More than 5 million cases have been reported in 188 countries and regions since the virus emerged in China last December.

The US, Russia, Brazil, and several European countries are currently the hardest-hit in the world.

The pandemic has claimed over 328,400 lives worldwide, while recoveries have exceeded 1.9 million, according to figures compiled by the US' Johns Hopkins University.