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Covid19 death toll in Iran rises to 1,433 with 149 new deaths

AFP
Published : Mar 20, 2020, 4:52 pm IST
Updated : Mar 20, 2020, 4:52 pm IST

Nearly 19,644 people are now known to have been infected in Iran, one of the world's worst-hit countries

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Tehran: Iran said Friday that coronavirus has killed 149 more people in the Islamic republic, raising the country's official death toll from the disease to 1,433.

Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said 1,237 more cases have been confirmed over the past 24 hours and 19,644 people are now known to have been infected in Iran, one of the world's worst-hit countries.

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