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TEHRAN, Aug 2 — Iran’s daily Covid caseload crossed 37,000 mark for the first time today, the health ministry said, as the Islamic republic also recorded its highest daily fatalities in three months. In the past 24 hours, Iran registered a record 37,189 positive cases, bringing the total number...

TEHRAN, Aug 2 — Iran’s daily Covid caseload crossed 37,000 mark for the first time today, the health ministry said, as the Islamic republic also recorded its highest daily fatalities in three months.

The record caseload is Iran’s fourth in two weeks as positive cases surge in what the authorities say is the country’s “fifth wave” of the virus. Deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi warned today that “if the current situation continues, daily deaths can reach close to even 500”.

 

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