ZCZC
BFF-28
HEALTH-VIRUS-IRAN-TOLL
Iran reports 123 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 1,556
TEHRAN, March 21, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran said Saturday that 123 more people
had died from coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 1,556 in the
Islamic republic, one of the world’s worst affected countries.
Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 966 more cases have been
confirmed over the past 24 hours and 20,610 people are now known to have been
infected in Iran.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1558 hrs