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Number of people infected with coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeds 420,000

Society Materials 20 September 2020 15:06 (UTC +04:00)
Number of people infected with coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeds 420,000

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 20

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

As many as 3,097 people have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Iran, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Trend reports citing the ministry.

According to Sadat Lari, 183 more people have died from the coronavirus over the past day.

Sadat Lari added that the condition of 3,898 people is critical.

So far, more than 3.74 million tests have been conducted in Iran for the diagnosis of coronavirus.

Iran continues to monitor the coronavirus situation in the country. According to recent reports from the Iranian officials, over 422,100 people have been infected, and 24,301 people have already died. Meanwhile, over 359,500 have reportedly recovered from the disease.

The country continues to apply strict measures to contain further spread. Reportedly, the disease was brought to Iran by a businessman from Iran's Qom city, who went on a business trip to China, despite official warnings. The man died later from the disease.

The Islamic Republic only announced its first infections and deaths from the coronavirus on Feb. 19.

The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019.

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