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Iran reports 3 more coronavirus deaths for total of 22
TEHRAN, Feb 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran on Thursday confirmed three more
deaths from novel coronavirus, taking the total to 22, the highest toll
outside China, state media reported.
Publishing a map showing the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran, the
IRNA state news agency said that 141 people had been infected by the virus,
without specifying whether that figure included the 22 dead.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1631 hrs