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Iran has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported today, Iranian state TV said.
The report quoted the spokesperson of the country’s health ministry, Sima Sadat Lari, as saying that the 239 died since Tuesday. Iran has in the past had 235 daily deaths.
The latest death toll brought the total number of fatalities to 27,658. The ministry spokesperson said healthcare professionals recorded 4,019 new confirmed cases since Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Iran to 483,844.
