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Iran: Coronavirus Cases Rise to over 109,000, with 6,685 Deaths

Iran: Coronavirus Cases Rise to over 109,000, with 6,685 Deaths
Iran: Coronavirus Cases Rise to over 109,000, with 6,685 Deaths

2020-05-11 00:00:00 - From: Baghdad Post


Iran detected 1,683 more people infected with the new coronavirus, brining the total number of cases up to 109,286, said Kianoosh Jahanpour, a spokesperson for the country’s health ministry.

Within the past 24 hours alone, 45 more people died from the novel virus across Iran, Jahanpour said in a televised statement.

The official also updated the death toll, saying that a total of 6,685 people have so far lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Out of the total number of infected cases, 87,422 people have fully recovered, he added.