Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 26
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Iran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26, by far the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people now stood at 245, including several senior officials.

The outbreak prompted authorities to call off Friday prayers in the capitals of 23 of Iran’s 31 provinces, including Tehran and the Shi’ite Muslim holy cities of Qom and Mashhad as well as some other infected areas, state TV reported.

Iran’s state news agency IRNA said Iran had banned Chinese citizens from entering.

Those infected officials include Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women and family affairs, and Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi. Ebtekar’s case was said to be mild and she had not been admitted to hospital.

Quote:“In the last 24 hours, we have had 106 (new) confirmed cases ... The death toll has reached 26,” Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur told state TV, calling on Iranians to avoid “unnecessary trips inside the country”.

Iran has also imposed some restrictions on access to shrines in Qom and Mashhad, Health Minister Saeed Namaki told state TV, adding that visitors to the holy sites should “pray and leave”. “Gatherings are not allowed inside the shrines,” he said. 


Authorities including President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran had no plans to quarantine any cities or districts, despite the sharp rise in numbers in a short time.

The government extended the closure of universities and cinemas and a temporary ban on cultural, sports events and conferences for another week.

The death rate among confirmed cases of the virus has been running at around 10% in Iran compared to around 3% elsewhere. Iran only announced its first infections and deaths from the coronavirus on Feb. 19.

Quote:Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergencies program, said in Geneva that “the most likely factor is obviously this disease came unseen and undetected into Iran; the extent of infection may be broader than we think”.


Iran’s Foreign Ministry said “some 20,000 coronavirus test kits and some other material” would be delivered to the country from China by Iran’s Mahan Air flight on Friday. 



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china...SKCN20L1E5

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Iran virus death toll at 34



A Health Ministry spokesman says eight more people have died because of coronavirus infections, taking its overall toll to 34, while 73 patients have recovered. 

The total number of people diagnosed with the disease is 388 after an additional 143 infections were detected over the past 24 hours, Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday.

Quote:"The latest figures for the number of people with coronavirus infection in the country stand at 388 people, of whom 73 people have recovered in the past few days and 34 people have died," he said.


Jahnapour said the average age of those hospitalized has been cited above 50 and the average age of deaths has been quoted more than 60 years.

Another medical official said Friday the development of a drug and vaccine for treatment of the novel coronavirus is underway.

The disease has infected several high-ranking officials, including four lawmakers, the country’s vice-president for women affairs, and a deputy health minister.



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Update 2:


Iran coronavirus death toll now at 43


Iran says the number of the novel coronavirus cases has risen to nearly 600, with the death toll hitting 43.



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The real question is whether the victims are Asian or ethnic Iranian. ACE-2 receptor target of the virus is predisposed to Asians, but others *can* get it.

I do believe that the virus was engineered for the Han.
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Update 3:

Reported Thursday, March 5, 2020


Iran coronavirus death toll now at 107 with 3,513 infected




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Update 4:


Reported March 11:


Iranian coronavirus death toll rises to 354


Iran urged people to stay at home, avoid unnecessary journeys and spread no rumors about the coronavirus on Wednesday after the death toll from the virus rose to 354 in the Islamic Republic.

“We have identified 958 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours, increasing the total number of cases to 9,000 across Iran,” Kianush Jahanpur, a health ministry spokesman, told state television. “Also 63 people have lost their lives in the past 24 hours.”

The outbreak has infected a host of senior officials, politicians and clerics.

At least seven officials and politicians, including an adviser to Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have died from the coronavirus, according to Iranian state media.

Iran has closed schools and universities, suspended religious, cultural and sporting events and reduced working hours to contain the spread of the coronavirus.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN20Y1G9
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Update 5:


Iran's coronavirus death toll at 514, number of infections rises to 11,364


The total number of deaths in Iran from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 514, a health ministry official said on state TV on Friday, adding that the total number of infections had increased by more than 1,000 in the past 24 hours, to 11,364.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN2101GM

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Reported March 14:


Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 611, with 12,729 infections



The death toll from coronavirus infections in Iran rose on Saturday to 611, state TV said, citing a health ministry official who put the total number of those diagnosed with the disease at 12,729.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN2110HL
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Update 7:


Reported March 15:


Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724, with 13,938 infections, says health official



Iran said on Sunday that the new coronavirus has killed 113 people in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 724, a health ministry official tweeted, adding that the number of infected people had reached 13,938.



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Update 8:


Reported March 18:


Virus death toll spikes in Iran, total now at 1,135, with 17,361 infections


Iran on Wednesday reported its single biggest jump in fatalities from the coronavirus as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135.

The nearly 15% spike in deaths — amid a total of 17,361 confirmed cases in Iran — marks the biggest 24-hour rise in fatalities since Iranian officials first acknowledged infections of the virus in mid-February.



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Update 9:


Reported March 20:



Iran coronavirus death toll jumps to 1,433, with 19,644 infections, says health ministry



Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 149 to 1,433 on Friday, a health ministry official tweeted, adding that that total number of confirmed infections had increased by 1,237 to 19,644.

Iran is one of the countries outside China most affected by the pandemic.



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Reported March 28:


Iran death toll at 2,517, with 35,408 infections


Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 2,517 on Saturday, with 139 fatalities in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.

The total number of cases diagnosed rose by 3,076 to 35,408, he said on state TV, adding that 3,206 were in a critical condition.

President Hassan Rouhani earlier reassured the public that the country, one of the most affected by the pandemic, has a strong healthcare system able to cope should there be a rapid progression of the disease.

In comments broadcast on state TV, he said his government has allocated 20% of the budget to fighting the outbreak.



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