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Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 66 in Iran
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- 02 March, 2020
- 11:19
Twelve more people have succumbed to coronavirus, IRNA quotes Iranian Deputy Health Minister Alireza Reisi as saying.
He added that the death toll has reached 66 in the neighboring country.
According to the health official, 523 more people were diagnosed with the disease, taking the number of coronavirus patients to 1,501. Meanwhile, 291 patients have recovered.
"To date, 7,280 people have been admitted to hospitals. Of those, 4312 have been examined, and 1501 have tested positive for COVID-19," said Reisi.
Iran has the highest coronavirus death toll outside China.
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