Iran death toll from coronavirus outbreak reaches 5,957: Health ministry official

Reuters | Apr 29, 2020, 15:48 IST

A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in southern Tehran, Iran (AP)

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TEHRAN: The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 80 in the past twenty four hours to 5,957, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Wednesday.
The total number of diagnosed cases of new coronavirus in Iran, one of the countries hardest hit by the outbreak in the Middle East, has reached 93,657, he said.