Iran reports 157 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 2,234
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- AFP
- Published Date: 01:16 | 26 March 2020
- Modified Date: 01:17 | 26 March 2020
Iran on Thursday announced 157 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official number of fatalities to 2,234 in one of the world's worst-hit countries.
Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 2,389 new cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 29,406.
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