The contaminant has been linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in Africa and Asia
Iran's death toll from coronavirus climbs to 988
Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus has increased to 988, with 135 new deaths in the past 24 hours, a health ministry spokesman told state TV on Tuesday.
Published : 17 March 2020, 11:17 AM
Updated : 17 March 2020, 11:17 AM
"The death toll is 988 ... with 1,178 new infected people in the past 24 hours, now the total number of infected cases is 16,169 across the country," said Kianush Jahanpur, adding that 5,389 people infected with the virus have recovered.
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