Iran coronavirus deaths reach 291, cases at more than 8,000: Health ministry

An Iranian woman wearing face mask walks on a street of Teheran, Iran, on March 9, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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Mar 10, 2020, 07:38 PM

DUBAI (REUTERS) - Iran's death toll from coronavirus infections jumped on Tuesday (March 10) to 291 and the total number of infections rose to more than 8,000, the health ministry said.

Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur announced on state television that in the last 24 hours, the number of new infections was 881, bringing the total to 8,042, and that another 54 patients had died.

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