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TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday reported 415 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the second daily record toll in a row in the Middle East’s worst-hit country. Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said the new fatalities, 69 above Tuesday’s record toll, brought Iran’s total virus deaths to 33,714. Lari added that 6,824 people had tested positve for the virus, bringing Iran’s officially declared cases to 558,648. Iran has recorded several new highs in both deaths and infections in recent weeks. (afp)
