Iran COVID-19 death toll rises to 4,474

Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past days to 4,474, Health Ministry spokesman, Kianush Jahanpur, said on Sunday.

Jahanpur said the country has recorded 71,686 cases of the new coronavirus, which causes the disease.

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The Islamic Republic is the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East.

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