Iran reports 139 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 2,517
Iran is among the world's worst-affected countries by coronavirus.
TEHRAN, March 28, 2020 (AFP) - Iran announced Saturday that 139 more people had died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 2,517 in one of the world’s worst-affected countries.
Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 3,076 more cases had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 35,408.
