A firefighter disinfects the shrine of Saint Saleh to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in northern Teheran, Iran. As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, South Korea, the US and other European countries, Iran announced the outbreak has claimed 145 lives as of Saturday. - AP
TEHERAN: The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced on Saturday (March 7) that the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in Iran has claimed 145 lives, official IRNA news agency reported.
Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the ministry, said the total number of the cases now stands at 5,823, out of whom 1,663 have recovered.
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