My station said. In me. C »in Persian today, Friday, citing medical sources, that at least 210 people have died in several Iranian cities as a result of the new Corona virus, until last night.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Health in Tehran was quick to deny the «P. In me. CNN Persian.
On Friday, Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianosh Jahanpur announced that 34 people have died in Iran as a result of the virus so far, while 388 have contracted the virus.
Many parties questioned the official figures that Iran announces about HIV infections and deaths.
Iran is one of the countries most affected by the spread of the virus, and the virus has spread to a number of countries in the Middle East after the return of citizens who had visited Iran and were infected with the virus there.
A spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health said today that 143 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, which brings the number of confirmed cases to 388 in the country.
He clarified that among the new injured 64 were in Tehran, adding that the number of provinces where injuries were recorded was 24.
He said: "We are now in a stage of increasing casualties," expecting that this situation will continue "for a few days or even weeks." Jahanpur added that there are 73 injured people who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals in the past few days.
On Friday, Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namki announced that all schools would be closed from Saturday to Tuesday. "We are facing a very difficult week," he told Iranian television.