Iran's death toll from coronavirus climbs to 2,898
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People wear protective face masks amid fear of the novel coronavirus, as they walk at the Grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on March 19, 2020.
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DUBAI (REUTERS) - Iran's death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,898, with 141 deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur told state TV on Tuesday (March 31), adding that the total number of infected cases has jumped to 44,606.
"In the past 24 hours, there has been 3,111 new cases of infected people. Unfortunately, 3,703 of the infected people are in a critical condition," Jahanpur said.