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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Iran reports 147 new deaths in largest single-day spike
Iran has reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus, saying that another 147 had died in a nearly 15% spike that raises the death toll to 1,135 people nationwide.
It marks the biggest 24-hour rise in deaths since officials first acknowledged cases of the virus in Iran in mid-February.
The rise in deaths comes as the number of cases continues to grow each day, with some 17,361 people having been infection nationwide, according to a briefing by Iran’s deputy health minister, Alireza Raisi.
— AP
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