Iran reports 123 coronavirus deaths today, death toll at 1,556

Saturday, 21st March 2020

Iran said Saturday that 123 more people had died from coronavirus, raising the official cost to 1,556 within the Islamic republic, one in all the world’s worst-affected countries.

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 966 more cases are confirmed over the past 24 hours, and 20,610 people are now known to possess been infected in Iran.

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