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Iran's coronavirus death toll rises above 25,000 - health ministry

Reuters WORLD
Published September 24,2020
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IRANS CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL RISES ABOVE 25,000 - HEALTH MINISTRY
Iran's president dismissed U.S. efforts to restore all U.N. sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 175 to 25,015 on Thursday, the highest in the Middle East, with the total number of identified cases spiking to 436,319 in the country, according to health ministry. Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that 3,521 new cases were identified in the last 24 hours in Iran.