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Iran reports 129 new virus deaths, taking total to 853
TEHRAN, March 16, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran said on Monday that the novel
coronavirus has killed 129 more people, a new record high for a single day in
one of the world’s worst-hit countries.
“Our plea is that everyone take this virus seriously and in no way attempt
to travel to any province,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said
in a televised news conference.
The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities since February
19, when the government announced Iran’s first two deaths from the disease.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1716 hrs