Iran鈥檚 death toll from coronavirus reaches 2,640: Health official

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  • Iran reported 123 deaths and 2,901 people have been infected in the past 24 hours

DUBAI: Iran鈥檚 death toll from the coronavirus has climbed to 2,640 and the number of infected people has reached 38,309, a health ministry official tweeted on Sunday.

鈥淚n the past 24 hours we had 123 deaths and 2,901 people have been infected, bringing the total number of infected people to 38,309,鈥� tweeted Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran鈥檚 health minister. 鈥�12,391 people infected from the virus have recovered.鈥�

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