Iran’s Deaths From Coronavirus Pandemic Hit New Daily Record

Medical personnel attend to patients in a COVID-19 section of a hospital inTehran on Oct.  6. — Medical personnel attend to patients in a COVID-19 section of a hospital inTehran on Oct. 6.
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By Arsalan Shahla

October 7, 2020 at 11:06 AM UTC

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Iran reported its highest daily number of deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the country’s Health Ministry said Wednesday.

The figure comes a day after new cases of Covid-19 hit a record for the third time this week. On Wednesday, a further 4,019 infections were reported bringing the total to 483,844, Sima Sadat Lari, Health Ministry spokeswoman, said in a statement on state TV. Total deaths stand at 27,658.