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Iran death toll from coronavirus rises by 71 to 6,028

Reuters MIDDLE EAST
Published April 30,2020
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IRAN DEATH TOLL FROM CORONAVIRUS RISES BY 71 TO 6,028
People wearing protective clothing, masks and gloves, attend the funeral of a victim who died from the new coronavirus, at a cemetery in the city of Ghaemshahr, in north of Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AP Photo)

The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus increased by 71 in the past 24 to 6,028, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thursday.

The total number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus in Iran, one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak, has reached 94,640, he said.