Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Jumps 149 to 1,433: Health Ministry
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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
A member of a medical team wears a protective face mask, following the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares disinfectant liquid to sanitize public places in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2020. Photo: WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via Reuters.
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 149 to 1,433 on Friday, a Health Ministry official tweeted, adding that that total number of confirmed infections had increased by 1,237 to 19,644.
Iran is one of the countries outside China most affected by the pandemic.
