
Emergency first responders wearing protective masks stand along a street in Tehran, February 24, 2020. (AFP)
April 15, 2020
Iran’s new coronavirus death toll rose to 4,777 on Wednesday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.
Ninety-four people died in the past twenty-four hours, he said.
Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected, Jahanpur said.
Reuters